Lung cancer screening trial shows screening with CT scans reduces lung cancer deaths
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by tel
Lung cancer screening trial shows screening with CT scans reduces lung cancer deaths
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Results of the National Lung Screening Trial show a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths among participants screened with CT scans versus those screened with chest X-ray. The NLST enrolled 53,000 current and former heavy smokers ages 55-74 at 33 sites across the United States.
Sourced from: ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News
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