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The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators
Jump to full article: New England Journal of Medicine, 2006-10-26
Intro: Results
Screening resulted in a diagnosis of lung cancer in 484 participants. Of these participants, 412 (85%) had clinical stage I lung cancer, and the estimated 10-year survival rate was 88% in this subgroup (95% confidence interval [CI], 84 to 91). Among the 302 participants with clinical stage I cancer who underwent surgical resection within 1 month after diagnosis, the survival rate was 92% (95% CI, 88 to 95). The 8 participants with clinical stage I cancer who did not receive treatment died within 5 years after diagnosis.
Conclusions
Annual spiral CT screening can detect lung cancer that is curable.
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