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SUBMITTER: Robbins HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robbins Hilary A HA Berg Christine D CD Cheung Li C LC Chaturvedi Anil K AK Katki Hormuzd A HA
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 20190901 9
Lengthening the annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening interval for individuals at lowest risk of lung cancer could reduce harms and improve efficiency. We analyzed 23 328 participants in the National Lung Screening Trial who had a negative CT screen (no ≥4-mm nodules) to develop an individualized model for lung cancer risk after a negative CT. The Lung Cancer Risk Assessment Tool + CT (LCRAT+CT) updates "prescreening risk" (calculated using traditional risk factors) with selected CT ...[more]