Sentences with phrase «national lung screening»

The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) reported a reduction in lung cancer mortality in high - risk participants aged 55 to 74 who were randomly assigned to screening with low - dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest radiography.

National Lung Screening Trial data presented to the National Institutes of Health confirmed that the test is cost effective — particularly compared to other screening programs.

Though the optimal scenario is actually estimated to catch fewer lung cancers than the criteria used in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the US, the authors predict this more stringent scenario would require fewer CT scans, and lead to fewer false positive screens and lung cancer overdiagnosis, which can lead to patient harm.

Not exact matches

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Institute for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, and Marshfield Clinic Health System in Wisconsin, have received a five - year, $ 15.5 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to improve lung cancer screening.

The NPR story reported that another recent study found that the false - positive rate for lung CT (computerized tomography) is 33 percent among those who have had two screening tests — higher than the National Cancer Institute trial found.