Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide. The most effective way to reduce lung cancer mortality is early detection and treatment. Two large randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the National Lung Screening Trial and the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial, sh...
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| description | Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide. The most effective way to reduce lung cancer mortality is early detection and treatment. Two large randomized controlled
trials (RCTs), the National Lung Screening Trial and the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial, showed that low-dose CT (LDCT) can reduce the chances of lung cancer
death. This paper reviews the two aforementioned RCTs and the current situations of implementing LDCT screening in several counties. Although nationwide programs of lung cancer
screening are rare, they would increase in the near future. Using the two aforementioned RCTs
and accumulating data from many counties, including the East Asian countries, a more effective way of LDCT screening in Korea can be devised and implemented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5afeb1922615451bbde8693d9eaddd322022-12-21T19:57:07ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282019-09-01805849859https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.5.849Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other CountriesJin Mo Goo0Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, KoreaLung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide. The most effective way to reduce lung cancer mortality is early detection and treatment. Two large randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the National Lung Screening Trial and the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial, showed that low-dose CT (LDCT) can reduce the chances of lung cancer death. This paper reviews the two aforementioned RCTs and the current situations of implementing LDCT screening in several counties. Although nationwide programs of lung cancer screening are rare, they would increase in the near future. Using the two aforementioned RCTs and accumulating data from many counties, including the East Asian countries, a more effective way of LDCT screening in Korea can be devised and implemented.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.5.849lung cancerscreeningmultidetector computed tomographyearly detection of cancer |
| spellingShingle | Jin Mo Goo Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries 대한영상의학회지 lung cancer screening multidetector computed tomography early detection of cancer |
| title | Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries |
| title_full | Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries |
| title_fullStr | Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries |
| title_short | Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT: Current Status in Other Countries |
| title_sort | lung cancer screening with low dose ct current status in other countries |
| topic | lung cancer screening multidetector computed tomography early detection of cancer |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.5.849 |
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