Would screening for lung cancer benefit 75- to 84-year-old residents of the United States?

Would screening for lung cancer benefit 75- to 84-year-old residents of the United States?

Background: The National Lung Screening Trial demonstrated that screening for lung cancer improved overall survival (OS) and reduced lung cancer mortality in the 55-74-year-old age group by increasing the proportion of cancers detected at an early stage. Because of the increasing life expectancy of...

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Main Authors: John eVarlotto, Malcolm M. DeCamp, John eFlickinger, Jessica eLake, Abram eRecht, Chandra eBelani, Michael eReed, Jennifer eToth, Heath eMackley, Christopher eSciamanna, Alan eLipton, Suhail eAli, Richkesvar eMahraj, Christopher eGilbert, Nengliang eYao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Thoracic Surgery
screening
lung cancer
Elderly
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00037/full

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