"Our study fills in a piece of the puzzle but does not solve it," Dr. McMahon said. "We are hopeful that randomized trials conducted by the National Cancer Institute will show a benefit from screening. Until then, patients should think carefully about undergoing a test that has no direct evidence of benefit."
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"Estimating Long-term Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screening in the Mayo CT Screening Study." Collaborating with Dr. McMahon were Chung Yin Kong, Ph.D., Bruce E. Johnson, M.D., Milton C. Weinstein, Ph.D., Jane C. Weeks, M.D., M.S., Karen M. Kuntz, Sc.D., Jo-Anne O. Shepard, M.D., Stephen J. Swensen, M.D., and G. Scott Gazelle, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Journal attribution requested.
Radiology is edited by Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., and owned and published by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (RSNA.org/radiologyjnl)
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is an association of more than 41,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists committed to excellence in patient care through education and research. (RSNA.org)
For patient-friendly information on lung cancer screening with CT, visit RadiologyInfo.org.
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