| Diagnostic imaging of lung cancer. | |
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PMID: 11999004 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Carcinoma of the bronchus is the most common malignancy in the Western world. It is also the leading cause of cancer-related death accounting for 32% of all cancer deaths in males and 25% in females. In the USA it causes more deaths than cancers of the colon, breast and prostate combined. Disappointingly, in a recent UK survey of improvements in cancer survival, carcinoma of the bronchus showed the smallest percentage reduction in the number of deaths avoided between 1981-1990 (0.2%). This compares badly with breast (11% reduction) and melanoma (32%). The overall 5-yr survival for lung cancer diagnosed between 1986-1990 was only 5.3% (against 66% for breast and 76% for melanoma). It is on this background that the radiologist remains actively employed in the detection, diagnosis, staging and review of this common malignancy. |
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Authors:
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N Hollings; P Shaw |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The European respiratory journal Volume: 19 ISSN: 0903-1936 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. Respir. J. Publication Date: 2002 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-05-09 Completed Date: 2002-10-23 Revised Date: 2013-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803460 Medline TA: Eur Respir J Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 722-42 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Dept of Radiology, Cecil Fleming House, University College Hospital, London, UK. |
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Biopsy, Needle Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / diagnosis* Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology Humans Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neoplasm Staging Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnosis Tomography, Emission-Computed Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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