Lung cancer screening effective for high-risk groups, says US group
Screening high-risk individuals for lung cancer with an annual ‘CT’ scan may be able to detect tumours when they are most treatable, according to new US research.
The New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project study, published in the April edition of Radiology, examined the screening results of 6,295 former smokers aged over 60.
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