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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(14):1043-1044; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn203
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer in a High-Risk Population: Update on Current Status

Patrizia Russo, Laura Paleari, Pierluigi Granone, Alfredo Cesario, Ugo Pastorino

Affiliations of authors: Lung Cancer Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy (PR, LP); Thoracic Surgery Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy (PG, AC); Respiratory Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico "San Raffaele," Rome, Italy (AC); Thoracic Surgery Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy (UP)

Correspondence to: Patrizia Russo, PhD, Lung Cancer Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, I-16132 Genova, Italy (e-mail: patrizia.russo@istge.it).

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Lung cancers cause more deaths than any other form of cancer (1), and approximately 85% of them occur in current or former cigarette smokers (2). Two recent studies of computed tomography (CT) screening of lung cancer (3,4) have received worldwide press coverage of their discordant conclusions. The difference in the conclusions of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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