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Screening for lung cancer reduces mortality risk

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New data from the NELSON study conducted in the Netherlands and Belgium demonstrate that a population-based lung cancer screening program significantly reduces mortality risk for high-risk former and current smokers. Mortality risk from lung cancer in men reduced by 26% with screening at 10 years, whereas in women, the mortality risk reduced by 39% to 61% at various years of follow-up. These findings were presented September 25, 2018 at the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Canada.