Computed tomography lung cancer screening no cure-all for smokers
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 17:51
in Health & Medicine
Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won't protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology...
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