Expected Cost Savings From Low-Dose Computed Tomography Scan Screening for Lung Cancer in Alberta, Canada

Author: Nguyen Xuan Thanh  MD, PhD et al

Publication Source: JTO

Country: Canada

Date: July 01 2022

Summary of Content: The expensive modern therapeutic regimens for advanced lung cancer stages have been recently approved.  This study evaluated whether low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening of people in Alberta with a higher risk of developing lung cancer is cost saving.

Link to Document:

https://www.jtocrr.org/article/S2666-3643(22)00074-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

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