Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT - Danish and international results

Zaigham Saghir, Asger Dirksen, Haseem Ashraf, Karen Skjøldstrup Bach, John Brodersen, Paul Frost Clementsen, Martin Døssing, Hanne Hansen, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Klaus Richter Larsen, Jann Mortensen, Jakob Fraes Rasmussen, Laura Hohwü Thomsen, Mathilde Marie Winkler Wille, Niels Seersholm, Birgit Guldhammer Skov, Hanne Thorsen, Philip Tønnesen, Jesper Holst Pedersen

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Abstract

Lung cancer is the cancer type that causes the largest number of deaths in Denmark. With advances in medical imaging and widespread use of computed tomography (CT), it is possible to detect even small abnormalities in lung tissue. This has led to a great interest in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT and launching of randomised screening trials worldwide. This paper gives an overview of the current lung cancer screening trials in Denmark and internationally and focuses on main lung cancer findings and mortality results.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind176
Udgave nummer42
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 13 okt. 2014

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