Comparison of Observed Harms and Expected Mortality Benefit for Persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project.

Caverly, Tanner J; Fagerlin, Angela; Wiener, Renda Soylemez; Slatore, Christopher G; Tanner, Nichole T; Yun, Shira; Hayward, Rodney · JAMA Intern Med · 2018

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Abstract

This study examines how a high false-positive rate in lung cancer screening influences the harm-to-benefit ratio for higher- vs lower-risk patients.

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