Search Tag: LDCT

2025 29 Sep

  Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer can reveal more than nodules. Visual emphysema seen at baseline screening is linked with mortality risks that extend decades. In a prospective cohort of 9047 asymptomatic adults aged 40–85 years with a smoking history, a single four-grade visual emphysema score assigned at the first screening was examined...Read more

2025 29 Sep

  Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer can reveal more than nodules. Visual emphysema seen at baseline screening is linked with mortality risks that extend decades. In a prospective cohort of 9047 asymptomatic adults aged 40–85 years with a smoking history, a single four-grade visual emphysema score assigned at the first screening was examined...Read more

2024 28 Oct

  Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with significant implications for public health systems. The advent of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening has been pivotal in early detection, significantly reducing lung cancer mortality rates. The NELSON (Nederlands-Leuvens Longkanker Screenings Onderzoek)...Read more

2024 22 Apr

  While low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer has shown mortality reduction, a significant portion of participants are smokers. Studies on the impact of screening on smoking cessation have yielded mixed results. Opt-out delivery of smoking cessation interventions has been effective in healthcare settings and could be applied...Read more

2016 07 Nov

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre have developed a personalized assessment tool, which can predict lung cancer risk in never, light and heavy smokers.   While the majority of individuals diagnosed with lung cancer are smokers, as many as 20% of cases occur in non-smokers. Currently, however, there are no criteria...Read more