TY - JOUR T1 - CT screening for lung cancer not shown to reduce mortality JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 607 LP - 607 VL - 62 IS - 7 AU - David Hodgson Y1 - 2007/07/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/62/7/607.abstract N2 - ▴ Bach PB, Jett JR, Pastorino U. Computed tomography screening and lung cancer outcomes. JAMA2007;297:953–61.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Screening tests for lung cancer rely on the notion that they can identify early tumours that would progress to cause significant disease. Previous screening trials using chest x rays (CXR) found that while they identified more early-stage cancers, just as many people were diagnosed with advanced cancers and there was no significant reduction in mortality. There is … ER -