Lung Cancer


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By: James Pitt  May. 29, 2018

Lung cancer rates are falling, but it remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. Detecting cancer early can improve survival. But in recent years, overdiagnosis became a concern. The only lung cancer screen the CDC recommends is low dose CT (LDCT). But even LDCT picks up many findings that may not be dangerous. A 2016 randomized clinical trial in The Lancet Oncology found that only 4% of new solid nodules detected on LDCT were lung cancer.

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