Linda L Humphrey, Mark Deffebach, Miranda Pappas, Christina Baumann, Kathryn Artis, Jennifer Priest Mitchell, Bernadette Zakher, Rongwei Fu, Christopher G Slatore
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Because early-stage lung cancer is associated with lower mortality than late-stage disease, early detection and treatment may be beneficial. PURPOSE: To update the 2004 review of screening for lung cancer for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, focusing on screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (2000 to 31 May 2013), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (through the fourth quarter of 2012), Scopus, and reference lists...
September 17, 2013: Annals of Internal Medicine