Screening for lung cancer.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Screening for lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
   Pooled it
2. Screening for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.Thorax · 2003
   Pooled it
3. Resectable lung lesions malignancy assessment and cancer detection by ultra-deep sequencing of targeted gene mutations in plasma cell-free DNA.Journal of medical genetics · 2019
   Trial
4. Concomitant screening of coronary artery disease and lung cancer with a new ultrafast-low-dose Computed Tomography protocol: A pilot randomised trial.Scientific reports · 2019
   Trial
5. Overdiagnosis in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer.JAMA internal medicine · 2014
   Trial
6. CT scan screening for lung cancer: risk factors for nodules and malignancy in a high-risk urban cohort.PloS one · 2012
   Trial
7. Exploring the uncertainties of early detection results: model-based interpretation of mayo lung project.BMC cancer · 2011
   Trial
8. Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Manual Versus Powered Endoscopic Staplers in Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
   Article
9. Impact of lung cancer discovery mode on cancer outcomes: data from the KBP-2020-CPHG study.ERJ open research · 2026
   Article
10. ERS Congress 2025: highlights from the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Assembly.ERJ open research · 2026
    Article
11. Observational Study on Actual Cancer Screening Participation and Outcomes Among Patients with Lung Cancer Based on Linkage of Cancer Registry and Kyoto City Integrated Database Data from 2014 to 2018.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
    Observational
12. Screening for Lung Cancer, Overdiagnosis, and Healthcare Utilization: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2025
    Article
13. The pros and cons of lung cancer screening.European radiology · 2025
    Review
14. Similar overall survivals of wedge resection and segmentectomy in stage IA1 non-small cell lung cancer: a population-based study using propensity score matching and coarsened exact matching.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024
    Article
15. How will lung cancer screening and lung nodule management change the diagnostic and surgical lung cancer landscape?European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
    Review
16. Challenge and future of cancer screening in China: Insights from esophageal cancer screening practice.Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2023
    Article
17. An Interpretable Three-Dimensional Artificial Intelligence Model for Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Lung Nodules in Computed Tomography Images.Cancers · 2023
    Article
18. Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention: understanding the mechanisms of action is key.European journal of epidemiology · 2023
    Article
19. Highly sensitive noninvasive early lung cancer detection using DNA methylation topology in sputum-derived epithelial cells.JTCVS open · 2023
    Article
20. Lung cancer in the emergency department.Emergency cancer care · 2023
    Review

27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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