Lung function impairment in the German Lung Cancer Screening Intervention Study (LUSI): prevalence, symptoms, and associations with lung cancer risk, tumor histology and all-cause mortality

Abstract

About one third of smokers eligible for lung cancer screening in Germany have COPD or PRISm. As these conditions were associated with detection of lung cancer, spirometry may help identify populations at high risk for death of lung cancer or other causes, and who might particularly benefit from CT screening.