Study finds that annual screening with chest x-ray does not reduce rate of lung cancer deaths
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
In a trial that included more than 150,000 participants, those who underwent annual chest radiographic screening for up to 4 years did not have a significantly lower rate of death from lung cancer compared to participants who were not screened, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA. The study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST 2011).