Prolonged lung cancer screening reduced 10-year mortality in the MILD trial: new confirmation of lung cancer screening efficacy

Abstract Background The National Lung Screening Trial showed that lung cancer (LC) screening by three annual rounds of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces LC mortality. We evaluated the benefit of prolonged LDCT screening beyond 5 years, and its impact on overall and LC specific mortality at...

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Published in:	Annals of oncology Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1162 - 1169
Main Authors:	Pastorino, U, Silva, M, Sestini, S, Sabia, F, Boeri, M, Cantarutti, A, Sverzellati, N, Sozzi, G, Corrao, G, Marchianò, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.07.2019
Subjects:	Aged Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnosis Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - mortality Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - prevention & control Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Italy - epidemiology Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - mortality Lung Neoplasms - prevention & control Male Middle Aged Prognosis Prospective Studies Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - diagnosis Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - mortality Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - prevention & control Survival Rate Italy lung cancer mortality screening early detection overdiagnosis low-dose computed tomography
ISSN:	0923-7534, 1569-8041, 1569-8041
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