Lung Cancer Screening

Mark Parker, Robert Groves, Joanna Kusmirek, Leila Rezai Gharai, Samira Shojaee

• Publisher: Thieme
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781626235144
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Oncology

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the U.S. and worldwide. For many decades, lung cancer was the sole cancer among the deadly four without an evidence-based screening method for decreasing mortality. This changed in November 2011, when findings from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial showed low-dose lung CT screening was more efficacious in reducing deaths in high-risk individuals than conventional radiography. As such, an ever-increasing number of health organizations now recommend this screening protocol.

Lung Cancer Screening by Mark Parker and esteemed VCU Health colleagues, fulfills the dire need for a comprehensive guide explaining the crucial aspects of lung cancer screenings. The first two chapters lay a foundation with discussion of lung cancer epidemiology and risk factors beyond cigarette smoking. Subsequent chapters cover the fundamentals, with clinical pearls on setting up a successful lung cancer screening program, patient eligibility criteria, imaging variances of tumors in the lungs, screening pros and cons, and interpreting/reporting screening results.

• The evolution and future of lung cancer screenings
• Detection and management of unexpected incidental pulmonary and non-pulmonary findings
• Discussion of test cases utilizing the Lung-RADSTM risk-stratifying system for low-dose chest CT screenings
• Benefits and potential harms associated with mass lung cancer screening programs including false positive, false negative, and over-diagnosis rates

This state-of-the-art guide is essential reading for radiologists, oncologists, pulmonologists, and internists. It is a must-have bookshelf reference for hospital radiology and oncology departments, in particular for those setting up new lung cancer screening programs.

Table of contents

• Lung Cancer Screening
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• 1 Lung Cancer Epidemiology
• 2 Risk Factors for Lung Cancer
• 3 Evolution of Lung Cancer Screening
• 4 Lung Cancer Screening Pros and Cons
• 5 Variable Imaging Presentations of Lung Cancer
• 6 Lung Cancer–Screening Results Reporting
• 7 Detection and Management of Unexpected Incidental Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Findings
• 8 Elements of a Successful Lung Cancer–Screening Program
• 9 Future of Lung Cancer Screening
• 10 Test Cases: Applying Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS)
• Index