Detection of early lung cancer among military personnel (DECAMP) consortium: study protocols

Abstract Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death due in large part to our inability to diagnose it at an early and potentially curable stage. Screening for lung cancer via low dose computed tomographic (LDCT) imaging has been demonstrated to improve mortality but also res...

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Main Authors: Ehab Billatos, Fenghai Duan, Elizabeth Moses, Helga Marques, Irene Mahon, Lindsey Dymond, Charles Apgar, Denise Aberle, George Washko, Avrum Spira, on behalf of the DECAMP investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0825-7