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A risk model for lung cancer screening
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The publication of several lung cancer screening trials has led to a need to identify who is most likely to benefit from screening. This study sought to validate the Liverpool Lung Project (LLP) risk model in three study populations and to demonstrate its predicted benefit for stratifying patients for CT screening as compared to a screen-all strategy.
The study generated …
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Raji OY, Duffy SW, Abaje OF, et al. Predictive accuracy of the Liverpool Lung Project Risk Model for Stratifying Patients for Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer. Ann Intern Med 2012;157:242–50.
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Competing interests None.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.