Cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening with volume computed tomography in Portugal

• Main Authors: Hilde ten Berge (Author), Katerina Togka (Author), Xuanqi Pan (Author), Marina Borges (Author), Fernando Palma Martelo (Author), Fernando Guedes (Author), Daniel Cabral (Author), Encarnacao Teixeira (Author), Gabriela Fernandes (Author), Lurdes Ferreira (Author), Sara Figueiredo (Author), Rita Sousa (Author), Lourdes Barradas (Author), Fernanda Estevinho (Author), Antonio Araujo (Author), Venceslau Hespanhol (Author), Rui Medeiros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Becaris Publishing Limited, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in Portugal. The Dutch-Belgian lung cancer screening (LCS) study (NELSON), the biggest European LCS study, showed a lung cancer mortality reduction in a high-risk population when being screened. In this study, the cost-effectiveness of LCS, b...