ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2022
Lung Cancer Screening With Low-dose Chest Computed Tomography: Experience From Radon-contaminated Regions in Kazakhstan.
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- LDCT uptake and determinants of lung cancer screening in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Performance of Lung-RADS in different target populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2024Pooled it
- Recruitment strategies and outcomes in lung cancer screening programmes: a scoping review.European radiology · 2026Article
- Machine Learning-Derived Risk Groups and Clinical Implementation of Survival Prediction in Lung Cancer: Evidence from a Kazakh National Cohort.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Environmental Radon Exposure and Inflammatory Responses in Children and Adolescents: Evidence from a High-Radon Region in Kazakhstan.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Lung cancer screening for never smokers: current evidence and future directions.Singapore medical journal · 2026Review
- First Central Asian Forum on Lung Cancer.JTO clinical and research reports · 2026Article
- Screening Criteria Evaluation for Expansion in Pulmonary Neoplasias (SCREEN) II.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to present the baseline results of a pilot project conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of lung cancer screening using low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) in regions with excessive radon levels in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
methodsIn total, 3671 participants were screened by low-dose chest CT. Current, former, and never-smokers who resided in regions with elevated levels of radon in drinking water sources and indoor air, aged between 40 and 75 with no history of any cancer, and weighing less than 140 kg were included in the study. All lung nodules were categorized according to the American College of Radiology Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS 1.0).
resultsOverall, 614 (16.7%) participants had positive baseline CT findings (Lung-RADS categories 3 and 4). Seventy-four cancers were detected, yielding an overall cancer detection rate of 2.0%, with 10.8% (8/74) stage I and a predominance of stage III (59.4%; 44/74). Women never-smokers and men current smokers had the highest cancer detection rates, at 2.9% (12/412) and 6.1% (12/196), respectively. Compared to never-smokers, higher odds ratios (ORs) of lung cancer detection were found in smokers (OR,2.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.52 to 4.05, p<0.001) and former smokers (OR, 2.32; 95% CI, 1.06 to 5.06, p=0.003). The most common histologic type of cancer was adenocarcinoma (58.1%).
conclusionsImplementation of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer in regions with elevated radon levels is an effective method for both smokers and never-smokers.
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