Assessment of Selection Criteria for Low-Dose Lung Screening CT Among Asian Ethnic Groups in Taiwan: From Mass Screening to Specific Risk-Based Screening for Non-Smoker Lung Cancer.
Assessment of Selection Criteria for Low-Dose Lung Screening CT Among Asian Ethnic Groups in Taiwan: From Mass Screening to Specific Risk-Based Screening for Non-Smoker Lung Cancer.
Fu-Zong Wu,Yi-Luan Huang,5 Authors,Ming-Ting Wu
2016 · DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.03.004
Clinical Lung Cancer · 113 Citations
TLDR
The NLST eligibility criteria may not be effective in screening for lung cancer in Taiwan, and a risk-based prediction model based on the family history of lung cancer and female gender can potentially improve the efficiency of Lung cancer screening programs in Taiwan.