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Lack of benefit from low dose computed tomography in screening for lung cancer - comment on paper by Huang K-L et al
- Source :
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2020), BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
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Abstract
- The article by Huang K-L et al. Effects of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening on lung cancer contains a conclusion that is not consistent with the data presented. With reference to the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) there are several flaws in the methodology overlooked. Also there is no significant reduction in deaths from all causes following the screening. Therefore any claim that the LDCT screening is superior to usual care is invalid.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms
Computed tomography
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Lung cancer screening
Correspondence
medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
030212 general & internal medicine
Lung cancer
Early Detection of Cancer
lcsh:RC705-779
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Low dose
Methodology
lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system
medicine.disease
Treatment Outcome
030228 respiratory system
Usual care
National Lung Screening Trial
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Low dose computed tomography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712466
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b9d0ff0758d849b8d790a63eacdeb46b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01252-1