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The radiologist's role in lung cancer screening
- Source :
- Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10, 5, pp. 2356-2367, Translational lung cancer research, Transl Lung Cancer Res, Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10, 2356-2367
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Item does not contain fulltext Lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer in men and women worldwide. This high mortality is related to diagnosis in advanced stages, when curative treatment is no longer an option. Large randomized controlled trials have shown that lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose computed tomography (CT) can detect lung cancers at earlier stages and reduce lung cancer-specific mortality. The recent publication of the significant reduction of cancer-related mortality by 26% in the Dutch-Belgian NELSON LCS trial has increased the likelihood that implementation of LCS in Europe will move forward. Radiologists are important stakeholders in numerous aspects of the LCS pathway. Their role goes beyond nodule detection and nodule management. Being part of a multidisciplinary team, radiologists are key players in numerous aspects of implementation of a high quality LCS program. In this non-systematic review we discuss the multifaceted role of radiologists in LCS.
- Subjects :
- Nodule detection
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
integumentary system
business.industry
High mortality
Advanced stage
Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]
Cancer
Computed tomography
medicine.disease
law.invention
Oncology
Randomized controlled trial
law
Medicine
Human medicine
business
Lung cancer
Intensive care medicine
Lung cancer screening
Review Article on Lung Cancer Screening
Rare cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 9]
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- ISSN :
- 22186751
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10, 5, pp. 2356-2367, Translational lung cancer research, Transl Lung Cancer Res, Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10, 2356-2367
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e7a3415ae5ec185a8149cf26c124aec8