Computed tomography in screening for lung cancer. Version 2.0 - early assessment briefs (Alert)
Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
Record ID 32004000325
Swedish
Authors' objectives:
This review aims to assess the available evidence on computed tomography in screening for lung cancer. This is an update of a 2002 report.
Authors' recommendations:
Currently, there is good scientific documentation of the capacity for low-dose CT to detect lung cancer at an early stage. There is no scientific documentation to show how mortality would be affected by an organized program using low-dose CT for early detection of lung cancer. There is poor documentation on the cost effectiveness of the method.
Before considering the appropriateness of routine screening for lung cancer, a positive effect on mortality must be demonstrated by large, controlled trials of screening programs.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.sbu.se/Published
Year Published:
2003
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Sweden
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Lung Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 3657, SE-103 59 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 8 4123200, Fax: +46 8 4113260
Contact Name:
registrator@sbu.se
Contact Email:
registrator@sbu.se
Copyright:
Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU)
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