CT screening for lung cancer: so near, yet so far
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
- Correspondence to Dr Naveen Dutt, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, 1222-B, Sector 32-B, Chandigarh 160031, India; drnaveendutt{at}yahoo.co.in
- Accepted 22 August 2011
- Published Online First 13 September 2011
The UK Lung Screen team in their positional statement outlined the issues to be explored by the trial on CT screening for lung cancer.1 Although it seems to be a large, well-planned study, we believe that there are some shortcomings in this study that may undermine its significance. There are several other aspects of CT screening that need to be investigated in order to determine the suitability of …
