Search Tag: LDCT
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