The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Evidence of Benefit

Added text about a study that defined the population at high risk of lung cancer by occupations associated with asbestos exposure; the screening program was not able to replicate the ELCAP results and was not cost effective for lung cancer screening in this population (cited Mastrangelo et al. as reference 33).

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