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Early Lung Cancer: screening and detection

2006; Springer Nature; Volume: 15; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.09.003

1475-1534

Catherine Read, Sam M. Janes, Jeremy George, Stephen Spiro,

Lung Cancer Research Studies

The most significant factor which determines the survival of a patient newly-diagnosed with lung cancer is the stage at which the disease has been diagnosed. Late diagnosis is common. This review focuses upon the possibility of earlier diagnosis using various cytological and radiological imaging techniques such as sputum cytology or cytometry, CT scanning, and fluorescence bronchoscopy.