Implementation of lung cancer CT screening in the Nordic countries

Authors

  • Jesper Holst Pedersen Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery RT Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Jens Benn Sørensen Department of Oncology, Finsen Centre/Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Zaigham Saghir Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
  • Øystein Fløtten Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Haukeland universitetssjukehus, Bergen, Norway
  • Odd Terje Brustugun Section of Oncology, Drammen Hospital, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
  • Haseem Ashraf Department of Radiology, Akershus University Hospital, Loerenskog, Norway; ;Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
  • Trond-Eirik Strand Registry Department, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
  • Signe Friesland Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Hirsh Koyi Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gävle Hospital, Gävle, Sweden
  • Lars Ek Department of Heart and Lung Diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
  • Sven Nyrén Department of Thoraxradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Per Bergman Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Antti Jekunen Vaasa Oncology Clinic, Turku University, Turku, Finland
  • Eeva-Maija Nieminen Helsinki University, Helsinki University Hospital, Heart and Lung Centre, Helsinki, Finland
  • Tomas Gudbjartsson Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Landspitli University Hospital, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2017.1329592

Abstract

 

Introduction: We review the current knowledge of CT screening for lung cancer and present an expert-based, joint protocol for the proper implementation of screening in the Nordic countries.

Materials and methods: Experts representing all the Nordic countries performed literature review and concensus for a joint protocol for lung cancer screening.

Results and discussion: Areas of concern and caution are presented and discussed. We suggest to perform CT screening pilot studies in the Nordic countries in order to gain experience and develop specific and safe protocols for the implementation of such a program.

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Published

2017-10-03

How to Cite

Holst Pedersen, J. ., Benn Sørensen, J. ., Saghir, Z. ., Fløtten, Øystein ., Terje Brustugun, O. ., Ashraf, H. ., … Gudbjartsson, T. . (2017). Implementation of lung cancer CT screening in the Nordic countries. Acta Oncologica, 56(10), 1249–1257. https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2017.1329592

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 10 (2017): Acta Oncologica

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