The UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of low-dose computed tomography screening for the early detection of lung cancer

The UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of low-dose computed tomography screening for the early detection of lung cancer

Background: Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer in the UK (5-year survival < 13%). Early diagnosis can save lives. The USA-based National Lung Cancer Screening Trial reported a 20% relative reduction in lung cancer mortality and 6.7% all-cause mortality in low-dose computed tomogr...

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Main Authors: John K Field, Stephen W Duffy, David R Baldwin, Kate E Brain, Anand Devaraj, Tim Eisen, Beverley A Green, John A Holemans, Terry Kavanagh, Keith M Kerr, Martin Ledson, Kate J Lifford, Fiona E McRonald, Arjun Nair, Richard D Page, Mahesh KB Parmar, Robert C Rintoul, Nicholas Screaton, Nicholas J Wald, David Weller, David K Whynes, Paula R Williamson, Ghasem Yadegarfar, David M Hansell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2016-05-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20400

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