Study: Earlier detection of lung cancer can reduce number of late stage lung cancer deaths
February 17th, 2010
The first ever actuarial analysis of lung cancer mortality, published today in Population Health Management Journal, provides strong evidence that earlier detection could reduce the number of late stage lung cancer deaths by over 70,000 people each year in the US.
Calling the number “profound,” Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) President Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said, “This would be the equivalent of eliminating all deaths from breast and prostate cancer each year. It clearly demonstrates why we must make research and development of earlier detection tools for lung cancer a public health priority.”