OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our review is to discuss the current state of lung cancer screening using CT in the context of defined criteria for effective screening. CONCLUSION: Although there are hopeful developments in lung cancer screening, a number of unresolved issues must be answered before adopting screening on a large scale. Currently no data exist to suggest that lung cancer screening with CT will result in a decrease in lung cancer mortality.
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