Early Lung Cancer Detection

• Published in: Clinics in chest medicine Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 45
• Main Authors: Inage, Terunaga, Nakajima, Takahiro, Yoshino, Ichiro, Yasufuku, Kazuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Bronchoscopy - methods; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Autofluorescence bronchoscopy; Carcinoma in situ; Lung cancer; Narrow band imaging; High magnification bronchovideoscope; Endocytoscopy; Early detection; Sputum cytology

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. A major reason for poor prognosis is that patients are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and thus there are limited options for curative treatment at the time of diagnosis. Early detection may improve lung cancer survival, as demo...