Overdiagnosis in Lung Cancer Screening can be Reduced to a Low, Manageable Level via a Multilayered Strategy Involving Perfecting Reporting Systems, Restricting Screening to High-Risk Groups, Developing Better Risk Stratification Models, and Improving Management Algorithms.

Acad Radiol

Thoracic Oncology Program, Earle A Chiles Research Institute, 7400 SW Barnes Rd. A242, Portland, OR 97225-7007; Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.

Published: January 2016


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