Christine Berg
Christine Berg
chest false initial message positives result
There were a lot of false positives on the initial x-rays. If you get a positive result from a chest x-ray, the message is, don't panic.
message start
The take-home message is to never start smoking, and if you do smoke, to quit.
complete definitive scientific studies
It's important that we complete the definitive studies and get scientific information.
cancer chest detection early general lung mortality rate regarding remains screening seen tool
The rate of early cancer detection was better than what we see in the general community. But it remains to be seen if that translates into a mortality benefit. It is too early to make any recommendations regarding chest X-rays as a lung cancer screening tool in the general population.