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Routine lung cancer screening gets thumbs down
Posted Sep 13th 2007 11:11AM by Brian White
Filed under: Lung Cancer
Lung cancer screening by using CT scans may not be the best thing to do, according to a recent report by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).
That group stated that,
outside of research studies, studying lung cancer using CT technology is not worth the risk since it rarely (if at all) leads to reduced lung cancer deaths.
The reason? Sounds to easy, but with CT tests only looking at lung cancer detection, actual survival rates were not looked at in many cases (and weren't affected anyway).
Tags: cancer, lung, screening
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1. I agree, My first lung cancer was found accidently when I was having a cardioversion in 2000 resulting in removal of my left lung. The next lung cancer in my right lung was found by Bronchoscopy. The X-RAY, CT Scan, PET Scans revealed nothing. The two cancers were treated by PhotoDynamic Therapy using " Photofrin" successfully in June 2007. My latest Bronchoscopy shows I am still clear.
Posted at 10:21AM on Nov 22nd 2007 by Don Moulden