Lung Cancer Screening

Douglas E. Wood, George A. Eapen, David S. Ettinger, Lifang Hou, David M. Jackman, Ella A. Kazerooni, Donald Klippenstein, Rudy P. Lackner, Lorriana E. Leard, Ann N. Leung,

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network · 2012 · 228 citations · 164 references

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2] Five-year survival rates for lung cancer are only approximately 15.6%, partly because most patients have advanced-stage lung cancer at initial diagnosis (http:// seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/lungb.html). hese facts, combined with the success of screening in improving outcomes in cervical, colon, and breast cancers,

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