Lung cancer screening in primary care: more pragmatic research needed
Common Sense Family Doctor
MAY 30, 2025
A 2020 meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials (summarized in a POEM in American Family Physician ) concluded that low-dose CT screening prevents one lung cancer death for every 250 people screened. to 3.33, indicating that even the most pragmatic studies fell well short of simulating conditions in community settings.
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