Using a Mobile Helical CT Unit in the First Step of Lung Cancer Screening

Helical CT Screening for Lung Cancer – Future Directions

Previous randomised controlled studies have not demonstrated a benefit from lung cancer screening with regular chest radiography. However, none of these studies included a control group that did not receive some type of screening. The PLCO (Prostate, Lung, Colon and Ovarian) cancer screening study is currently being conducted in the USA. In this large study, male and female participants who are...

Lung cancer screening with low-dose helical CT: results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)

After long debate about the worth of screening for lung cancer, and even about the merits of doing a randomized trial to address the issue, initial results from the first large-scale randomized controlled trial ever to show a reduction in lung cancer mortality associated with screening were announced to the public last November 4. The story behind this historical first is informative, and the e...

Population screening for lung cancer using CT.

We read with interest the paper by Black and colleagues which outlines the current status of CT screening, and value the authors’ cautious interpretation of the relatively few well conducted studies regarding this controversial topic. However, when using reduction in lung cancer mortality as proof of screening efficacy with CT due to early intervention, one has to be careful in interpreting the...

Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose Helical CT in Korea: Experiences at the Samsung Medical Center

To determine overall detection rates of lung cancer by low-dose CT (LDCT) screening and to compare histopathologic and imaging differences of detected cancers between high- and low-risk groups, this study included 6,406 asymptomatic Korean adults with >or=45 yr of age who underwent LDCT for lung cancer screening. All were classified into high- (>or=20 pack-year smoking; 3,353) and low-risk (3,0...

Lung Cancer Screening by Helical Computed Tomography