Lung cancer screening: Early surgical involvement vital to ‘pre-empt crisis’
Treatment delays could negate proposed benefits of a national lung cancer screening program, doctors say.
Cardiothoracic surgeons must be involved early in lung cancer diagnosis to deal with the anticipated rise in detected cases if Australia adopts a national screening program, according to Queensland doctors.
They also argue for a dramatic “rethink and redesign” of how lung cancer is managed to ensure treatment delays do not outweigh the proposed benefits of screening in targeted populations.
