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4 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Lung Cancer

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Lung cancer screening with chest radiography +/‐ sputum cytology vs less intense screening

All‐cause mortality ‐ More frequent chest x‐ray screening versus less frequent screening · Patients with lung cancer

Lung cancer screening with chest radiography +/‐ sputum cytology showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ More frequent chest x‐ray screening versus… compared with less intense screening (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening vs no LDCT screening

All‐cause mortality ‐ planned time points · healthy adults

Low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality ‐ planned time points compared with no LDCT screening (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lung cancer screening with chest radiography +/‐ sputum cytology vs less intense screening

All‐cause mortality ‐ Annual chest x‐ray plus 4‐monthly cytology versus annual x‐ray alone · Patients with lung cancer

Lung cancer screening with chest radiography +/‐ sputum cytology showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ Annual chest x‐ray plus 4‐monthly cytology… compared with less intense screening (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review