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Lung cancer screening /

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the U.S. and worldwide. For many decades, lung cancer was the sole cancer among the deadly four without an evidence-based screening method for decreasing mortality. This changed in November 2011, when findings from the N...

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Main Authors: Parker, Mark S. (Author), Groves, Robert C. (Author), Kusmirek, Joanna E. (Author), Rezai Gharai, Leila (Author), Shojaee, Samira (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Thieme, [2018]
Subjects:
Lungs > Cancer > Diagnosis.
Lungs > Tomography.
Lung Neoplasms > diagnosis
Mass Screening
Early Detection of Cancer
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781626235144
1626235147
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Lung Cancer Epidemiology.
  • 2. Risk Factors for Lung Cancer.
  • 3. Evolution of Lung Cancer Screening.
  • 4. Lung Cancer Screening Pros and Cons.
  • 5. Variable Imaging Presentations of Lung Cancer.
  • 6. Lung Cancer-Screening Results Reporting.
  • 7. Detection and Management of Unexpected Incidental Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Findings.
  • 8. Elements of a Successful Lung Cancer-Screening Program.
  • 9. Future of Lung Cancer Screening.
  • 10. Test Cases: Applying Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS).

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