CT Lung Cancer Screening No Cure-All For Smokers

Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won’t protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology.”Our study suggests that screening may be one way to reduce risk of death from lung cancer,” said the study’s lead author, Pamela McMahon, Ph.D.

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Filed under: Lung Cancer on June 19th, 2008