Claudia Henschke, Rudolf Huber, Long Jiang, Dawei Yang, Milena Cavic, Heidi Schmidt, Ella Kazerooni, Javier J Zulueta, Ricardo Sales Dos Santos, Luigi Ventura, Dawei Yang, Javier J Zulueta, Lucia Viola, Anant Mohan, Choon-Taek Lee, Milena Cavic, Heidi Schmidt, Ella Kazerooni, Ricardo Sales Dos Santos, Anna Kerpel-Fronius, Claudia Henschke, Luigi Ventura, Long Jiang, Gabriella Sozzi, Martin Tammemägi, Stephen Lam, Rudolf Huber
Lung cancer screening using low dose computed tomography (LDCT) carefully implemented has been shown to reduce deaths from lung cancer. Optimal management starts with selection of eligibility criteria, counseling of screenees, smoking cessation, selection of the regimen of screening which specifies the imaging protocol and workup of LDCT findings. Coordination of clinical, radiological, interventional teams and ultimately treatment of diagnosed lung cancers under screening determines the benefit of LDCT screening...
November 16, 2023: Journal of Thoracic Oncology