Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose Thoracic Computed Tomography Performed in a High-Risk Portuguese Population

Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose Thoracic Computed Tomography Performed in a High-Risk Portuguese Population

Introduction: The Urgeiriça mines were once the main uranium producer in Portugal. The aim of this study was to estimate the benefit of low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening in former miners that were considered as being at high-risk. Methods: A subgroup of former mine...

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Main Authors: Sara Moura Cabral, Inês Abreu, Daniela Madama, Amélia Estevão, Eugénio Cordeiro, João Pimentel, Nuno Miranda, António Jorge Ferreira, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2023-09-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Subjects:
Early Detection of Cancer
Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
Tobacco/adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Uranium/adverse effects
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/16847

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