TY  - JOUR
T1  - COmputed tomographic screening for lung cancer
AU  - Young RP, Hopkins RJ, Midthun DE
Y1  - 2012/10/03
N1  - 10.1001/2012.jama.11892
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1320
EP  - 1321
VL  - 308
IS  - 13
N2  - 
To the Editor: In the systematic review by Dr Bach and colleagues,1 the American Cancer Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommended that computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening be offered to those meeting National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) criteria. While evidence-based, these criteria limit screening to current or former smokers aged 55 to 74 years with a 30 pack-year or longer history. However, age and pack-years alone are not the best predictors of lung cancer risk.2- 4 Patient selection for CT screening using these 2 criteria results in only a 1% annual detection rate for lung cancer,1 and less than 50% of all those who will develop lung cancer would be eligible for screening.3

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/2012.jama.11892
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2012.jama.11892
ER  -