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Trial to assess lung cancer screening with combined CT, blood test

healthimaging.com — “National Jewish Health in Denver is launching a lung cancer screening trial that will combine a CT chest scan and the EarlyCDT-Lung blood test, and will seek to build on recent research demonstrating that CT screening alone can reduce lung cancer mortality.View full resource at healthimaging.com

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Trial seeks improved lung-cancer screening by combining imaging and biomarkers

eurekalert.org — “National Jewish Health is seeking to refine and improve lung-cancer screening by combining a blood test with CT imaging to detect disease earlier and more effectively. The trial seeks to build on recent research demonstrating that CT screening alone can reduce lung-cancer mortality.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Trial seeks improved lung-cancer screening by combining imaging and biomarkers: ( National Jewish Health ) Natio... http://t.co/2GXFTxwY

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Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage TodayView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage TodayView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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ACP: Internal Medicine 2012 News - 21 April 2012

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Lung Cancer Screenings for Smokers Could Drastically Cut Death Rate - Doctors Online | News | Celebrity Doctors | Profiles | Vitals Spotlight

spotlight.vitals.com — “Lung Cancer Screenings for Smokers Could Drastically Cut Death Rate - Doctors Online | News | Celebrity Doctors | Profiles | Vitals SpotlightView full resource at spotlight.vitals.com

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Research explores power of offering colon cancer screening options

news-medical.net — “Researchers find that when given a choice of methods, more people will opt to get screened for colon cancer. Meanwhile, a separate study found that insurance coverage of lung cancer screenings for high-risk patients could prevent -- at a low cost -- thousands of deaths annually.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Lung Cancer News: Research explores power of offering colon cancer screening options: Researchers find that when... http://t.co/gJvDwwS8

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Lung cancer screening could be cost effective: Study finds

news-medical.net — “A new study shows that screening longtime tobacco users for lung cancer would be less costly than the widely accepted practice of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers and would reduce the death toll of lung cancer by an estimated 15,000 lives a year.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Lung cancer screening could be cost effective: Study finds: A new study shows that screening longtime tobacco us... http://t.co/KQycwVbq

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Analysis Finds Lung Cancer Screening Worthwhile For Longtime Smokers : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

npr.org — “Researchers conclude that spiral CT, which makes 3-D pictures of lungs, could reduce lung cancer deaths by 35 percent at a cost of $19,000 to $26,000 per year of life saved. The findings apply to people at high risk for developing lung cancer.View full resource at npr.org

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Screening smokers for lung cancer 'a good value,' study finds - latimes.com

latimes.com — “Screening longtime tobacco users for lung cancer would be less costly than the widely accepted practice of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers and reduces the death toll of lung cancer by an estimated 15,000 lives a year, according to a study released Monday.View full resource at latimes.com

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Lung cancer screenings 'a good value,' study finds http://t.co/LRcAq5nU

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Screening trial of blood test for lung cancer is set to start in Scotland | BMJ

bmj.com — “NotesCite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e2312View full resource at bmj.com

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Screening trial of blood test for lung cancer is set to start - it finds antibodies produced when cancer is present http://t.co/7qKLiIcp

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Major Lung Cancer Screening Trial announced by the NHS in Scotland Using... -- DESOTO, Kan., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

prnewswire.com — “Major Lung Cancer Screening Trial announced by the NHS in Scotland Using an Innovative Blood Test, EarlyCDT(R) -- Lung. Efforts to enable the early detection of lung cancer when treatment options are most successful to begin fourth quarter 2012.View full resource at prnewswire.com

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Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 5:42 am By:

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Scotland to do lung CA detection trial with a blood test followed by CT. Why is this is news on this side of the pond? http://t.co/6rIwIpMB

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NCCN Reaffirms Lung Cancer Screening of Heavy Smokers - OncologySTAT

oncologystat.com — “NCCN Reaffirms Lung Cancer Screening of Heavy Smokers - Elsevier Global Medical News. 2012 Mar 22, D MahoneyView full resource at oncologystat.com

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NCCN Reaffirms Lung Cancer Screening of Heavy Smokers: The benefits of routine lung cancer screening in high-ris... http://t.co/v9WIwIyR

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Mass Lung Cancer Screening Starts in Scotland - Topix

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Mass Lung Cancer Screening Starts in Scotland: Thousands of smokers in Scotland, which has one of the highest lu... http://t.co/XJjSl7GK

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