A GP guide to lung cancer screening
The evidence is in that low-dose CT screening reduces lung cancer mortality, so what does this mean for Australian doctors and patients?
Need to know:
Lung cancer remains the biggest cause of cancer deaths in Australia and worldwide.
This is true despite the many developments in cancer treatments, the availability of curative surgery and modern radiotherapy, such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), and national efforts to ensure timely referral for diagnosis and treatment after symptoms/signs develop.1-5
Between 2012 and 2016, the five-year relative survival rate from lung cancer was only 18.6% compared to 69.2% for all cancers combined.1
