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    Clinical trials in adults conducted within the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) over the last four decades are estimated to have extended the lives of patients with cancer in the U.S. by at least 14.2 million life-years, according to a new analysis. Importantly, the study estimated that the costs of those gains have been quite modest: roughly $326 in…

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    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Around 3,300 people die from it every year in Switzerland. Tobacco smoking is by far the leading risk factor for lung cancer, accounting for about 80-90% of lung cancer diagnoses. In view of the high burden of the disease, there is a national and international debate on whether low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer should be…

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    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Around 3,300 people die from it every year in Switzerland. Tobacco smoking is by far the leading risk factor for lung cancer, accounting for about 80-90% of lung cancer diagnoses. In view of the high burden of the disease, there is a national and international debate on whether low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer should be…

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