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4 - Screening for Lung Cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2009

By
Thomas E. Hartman
Edited by
Sujal R. Desai
Thomas E. Hartman
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Sujal R. Desai
Affiliation:
King's College Hospital, London
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Summary

Introduction

To screen or not to screen? That is the question! The current debate continues. Compelling reasons for both optimism and doubt about the effectiveness of screening have been voiced in the literature and at medical conferences worldwide. The aim of this chapter will be to provide some background on lung cancer, the rationale for screening and the outcome of previous screening trials. It will also attempt to frame the debate regarding CT screening for lung cancer by presenting its potential benefits and potential risks. It will then be up to the reader to decide his or her own position about CT.

Background

Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy in the United States and deaths from lung cancer exceed the combined total of breast, colorectal and prostate carcinomas which are the three next most common causes of cancer deaths. It is estimated that 174,000 new cases and 160,000 deaths from lung cancer occurred in the United States in 2004. If mortality rates remain stable, over 1 million Americans will die of lung cancer in the next seven years. However, if there was an effective screening tool for lung cancer that resulted in a 10% mortality reduction an estimated 16,000 lives per year in the US could be saved. Breast, colorectal and prostate carcinomas all have relatively effective screening processes in place, which have demonstrated mortality reduction. It is these past successes for screening upon which the hope for lung cancer screening is founded.

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Lung Cancer , pp. 46 - 56
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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