Estudo quase experimental | Associação do rastreamento por tomografia computadorizada com mudança de estágio do câncer de pulmão no diagnóstico e sobrevida.

Association of computed tomography screening with lung cancer stage shift and survival in the United States: quasi-experimental study – The BMJ

Editorial: Screening high risk populations for lung cancer

Comunicado de imprensa: US lung cancer screening linked to earlier diagnosis and better survival – British Medical Journal

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Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.

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Increases in the early detection of lung cancer since 2014 in the US have saved an estimated 10,100 lives, but screening rates are still extremely low and disparities in access to lung cancer screening continue to exist, say researchers https://t.co/j58LfcGCKU

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