2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Posters)-P1.17. Impact of Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography Scan in an Elderly Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study

P1.17. Impact of Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography Scan in an Elderly Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study - PDF(Slides)

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A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) as a screening tool for lung cancer in elderly individuals. The study included patients aged 70 to 80 years and compared the characteristics and treatment patterns of lung cancer between screened and non-screened individuals. The study found that the lung cancer detection rate in the overall population was 2.8% and there was no significant difference in the detection rate between the early and late 70s age groups. However, screening-detected lung cancers were more likely to be diagnosed at an early stage compared to non-screening detected cancers. The proportion of stage IV lung cancer was also lower in the screening-detected group. Furthermore, 80.6% of patients with screening-detected lung cancer received appropriate tumor reduction treatment based on the cancer stage. The findings suggest that LDCT screening can effectively detect lung cancer in the elderly population, leading to early-stage diagnoses and appropriate treatment. Further research is needed to determine the survival benefits of this screening approach.

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Hyeong-Jun Noh

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Speaker Hyeong-Jun Noh

Topic Screening & Early Detection: Program Design

Keywords

low-dose chest computed tomography

LDCT

screening tool

lung cancer

elderly individuals

characteristics

treatment patterns

detection rate

early stage

appropriate treatment