Lung Cancer 10-Year Survival Dramatically Improves With Annual CT Screening And Prompt Treatment
Lung cancer can be detected at its very earliest stage in 85 percent of patients using annual low-dose CT screening, and when followed by prompt surgical removal, the 10-year survival rate is 92 percent. These results, to be reported in the October 26 New England Journal of Medicine, would dramatically decrease the number of deaths from lung cancer — the number one cause of cancer deaths among both men and women in the U.S.
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