CT screening helps to detect resectable lung cancers and may improve survival

▴ Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF, Libby DM, et al . Survival of patients with stage I lung cancer detected on ct screening the international early lung cancer action programme investigators. N Engl J Med2006;355:1763–71. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] This international uncontrolled prospective study screened 31 567 asymptomatic individuals using low dose CT scan between 1993 and 2005. Positive tests were defined on baseline screening as the identification of a least one solid or partly solid non-calcified pulmonary nodule >5 mm in diameter, at least one non-solid non-calcified pulmonary … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DNew%2BEngland%2BJournal%2Bof%2BMedicine%26rft.stitle%253DNEJM%26rft.issn%253D0028-4793%26rft.aulast%253DThe%2BInternational%2BEarly%2BLung%2BCancer%2BAction%2BProgram%26rft.auinit1%253D%2B%26rft.volume%253D355%26rft.issue%253D17%26rft.spage%253D1763%26rft.epage%253D1771%26rft.atitle%253DSurvival%2Bof%2BPatients%2Bwith%2BStage%2BI%2BLung%2BCancer%2BDetected%2Bon%2BCT%2BScreening%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1056%252FNEJMoa060476%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F17065637%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1056/NEJMoa060476&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=17065637&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fthoraxjnl%2F62%2F4%2F298.atom