Helical CT scans reduce lung cancer mortality by 20 percent compared to chest X-rays

Friday, November 5, 2010 - 09:10 in Health & Medicine

In a major new study announced today by the National Cancer Institute, researchers including Brown University biostatistian Constantine Gatsonis and his colleagues found that screening for lung cancer using helical CT scanning reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent compared to using chest X-rays...

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