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ArticleCancer communications (London, England)2018

Challenges and research opportunities for lung cancer screening in China.

Zixing Wang, Yuyan Wang, Yao Huang, Fang Xue, Wei Han, Yaoda Hu, Lei Wang, Wei Song, Jingmei Jiang

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Article in Cancer communications (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zixing WangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Yuyan WangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Yao HuangRadiology Department, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
Fang XueDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Wei HanDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Yaoda HuDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Lei WangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China.
Wei SongRadiology Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, P. R. China. lena_sui@vip.163.com.
Jingmei JiangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, P. R. China. jingmeijiang@ibms.pumc.edu.cn.
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Funding

CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2017-I2M-1-009Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2017310049Peking Union Medical College Youth Fund 2017310049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following publication of the results of the National Lung Screening Trial in the United States, a randomized controlled trial in Italy (ITALUNG) and two simulation studies in China reported similar findings in 2017 favoring lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography among smokers. With such advances in lung cancer screening, worldwide interest has gradually shifted from evaluating whether refining lung cancer screening protocols is effective in preventing deaths. However, there are several practical problems to be resolved, including the balance of enrollment criteria and cost effectiveness, precise measurements to reduce false positive findings, risk-based optimization of screening frequency, challenges associated with cancer heterogeneity, strategies to combine image screening with novel biomarkers, dynamic monitoring of the natural history of cancer, accurate identification and diagnosis of cases among huge populations, and the impact of tobacco control policy and environment protection. As one in three individuals with lung cancer worldwide resides in China, these questions pose great challenges as well as research opportunities for population screening programs in China.

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Asian PeopleChinaCost-Benefit AnalysisEarly Detection of CancerHumansLungLung NeoplasmsMass ScreeningTomography, X-Ray ComputedLow-dose CTLung cancerScreening

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PMID29880036
PMCPMC5992836
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