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ReviewCancer management and research2022

The Future of Lung Cancer Screening: Current Challenges and Research Priorities.

Amna Burzic, Emma L O'Dowd, David R Baldwin

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Review in Cancer management and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Current Evidence for a Lung Cancer Screening Program.Portuguese journal of public health · 2024
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  15. National lung cancer screening program feasibility study in Estonia.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2023
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  16. What is next for occupational cancer epidemiology?Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Amna BurzicDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
Emma L O'DowdDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6904-1327
David R BaldwinDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, primarily because most people present when the stage is too advanced to offer any reasonable chance of cure. Over the last two decades, evidence has accumulated to show that early detection of lung cancer, using low-radiation dose computed tomography, in people at higher risk of the condition reduces their mortality. Many countries are now making progress with implementing programmes, although some have concerns about cost-effectiveness. Lung cancer screening is complex, and many factors influence clinical and cost-effectiveness. It is important to develop strategies to optimise each element of the intervention from selection and participation through optimal scanning, management of findings and treatment. The overall aim is to maximise benefits and minimise harms. Additional integrated interventions must include at least smoking cessation. In this review, we summarize the evidence that has accumulated to guide optimisation of lung cancer screening, discuss the remaining open questions about the best approach and identify potential barriers to successful implementation.

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computed tomographylung cancerscreening

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PMID35210860
PMCPMC8859535

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