Kezdeti tapasztalatok a HUNCHEST – alacsony dózisú CT-tüdőrákszűrési pilotprogrammal

Lung cancer is the cause of death of around 8000 Hungarians each year.International studies have proved that low-dose CT (LDCT) screening lowers the lung cancer mortality of high risk patients. The HUNCHEST pilot study launched in 2014 studies the possibilities of a lung cancer screening programme in Hungary. The study is also aimed at showing whether there is an increased number of detected lung cancer in the subgroup with chronic obstructive...