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The cost of helical CT lung cancer screening is high
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  1. M Wood
  1. Cancer Research UK Clinical Fellow, University College London, UK

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.4.298

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    ▴ Mahadevia PJ, Fleisher LA, Frick KD, et al. Lung cancer screening with helical computed tomography in older adult smokers: a decision and cost-effectiveness analysis. JAMA2003;289:313–22
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    In this study a computer simulated model of a hypothetical cohort of 100 000 60 year old current, quitting, and former smokers was used to assess the cost effectiveness of helical CT lung cancer screening. Using the best available data on outcomes associated with lung cancer screening, the costs of diagnosis, treatment …

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