Benefits and Harms of CT Screening for Lung Cancer

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Authors

Peter B. Bach · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Joshua N. Mirkin · SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Thomas K. Oliver · American Society of Clinical Oncology

Christopher G. Azzoli · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Donald A. Berry · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Otis W. Brawley · Emory University

Tim Byers

Abstract

Low-dose computed tomography screening may benefit individuals at an increased risk for lung cancer, but uncertainty exists about the potential harms of screening and the generalizability of results.

Topics & Keywords

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 307, Issue 22, pp. 2418-2418

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.5521

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