Annual Low-Dose CT Screening Proven to Reduce Lung Cancer Mortality
Two clinical studies conclude that annual screening with low-dose CT is best practice to reduce mortality from lung cancer.
- The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) was published in 2011 https://www.cancer.gov/types/lung/research/nlst
- The results of the NLST were verified in the Nelson Trial, published in 2020 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911793