Concerns still exist regarding the best use of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer and how to select high-risk individuals who will benefit most from participation in screening programmes. Two studies now indicate factors that may reduce the false-positive rate of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT.
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Pastorino, U., Sverzellati, N. CT screening for lung cancer—do we have an answer?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 10, 672–673 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.198
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