Exploring the impact of screening with low-dose CT on lung cancer mortality in mild to moderate COPD patients: A pilot study

Summary Background COPD is an independent risk factor for lung cancer, especially in patients with mild to moderate disease. Objective To determine if performing lung cancer screening in GOLD 1 and 2 COPD patients, results in reduced lung cancer mortality. Methods This study compared patients with m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2013-05, Vol.107 (5), p.702-707
Hauptverfasser:	de-Torres, Juan P, Casanova, Ciro, Marín, Jose M, Zagaceta, Jorge, Alcaide, Ana B, Seijo, Luis M, Campo, Arantza, Carrizo, Santiago, Montes, Usua, Cordoba-Lanus, Elizabeth, Baz-Dávila, Rebeca, Aguirre-Jaime, Armando, Celli, Bartolome R, Zulueta, Javier J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Body mass index Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Classification COPD Design Early Detection of Cancer - methods Female Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology Gender Hospitals Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - etiology Lung Neoplasms - mortality Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Middle Aged Mortality Neoplasm Staging Normal distribution Patient Selection Patients Pilot Projects Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Pulmonary/Respiratory Radiation Dosage Smoking Spain - epidemiology Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Vital Capacity - physiology
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