Annual screening with chest X-ray does not reduce rate of lung cancer deaths, study finds

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 17:30 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 new study.

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