Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

Lung cancer screening guidelines are designed to provide guidance to health professionals in order to identify individuals who are at increased risk of developing lung cancer. Screening for lung cancer can help to detect the disease at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful. Screening may inv…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Lung cancer screening guidelines are designed to provide guidance to health professionals in order to identify individuals who are at increased risk of developing lung cancer. Screening for lung cancer can help to detect the disease at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful. Screening may involve chest imaging, sputum cytology, or biopsy. Proper screening can also help to prevent misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Lung Cancer Epidemiology.

Journal editorial board
Krzysztof Roszkowski · Poland Peter Lee · United Kingdom Jonathan Riess · United States

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