LC KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN BREAST,
PROSTATE, COLON, LIVER, MELANOMA,
AND KIDNEY CANCERS COMBINED.

 

CT screenings may find lung cancer early

tomotherapy.jpgAnnual computed tomographic (CT) screening for lung cancer resulted in the identification of a high proportion of patients who had early-stage disease, researchers report in the journal Radiology.

Principal investigator Dr Claudia I Henschke told Reuters that when CT screening is performed it is important to use an approach that is well-defined and well-tested to identify the patients who need further testing, what testing is needed and when it should be done.

 

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