Lung Cancer Paper

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. “Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the world, with more than 1.37 million deaths annually”. (Roth, Hong, Komaki, 2014, 176). It has three main types: non-small cell, small cell and lung carcinoid. The group of physicians and radiologic technologists are playing an important role to help diagnose this disease. Many different sectors within the field of diagnostic imaging technologies have done research into an advanced diagnostic operational tool computed tomography (CT). “CT unit provide cross-sectional views of the body and is able to obtain several dozen images for information with one exposure”. (Gurley, Callaway, 2011, 87). The reason to do a research
Many different studies have been conducted within the last few decades throughout the world to come up with the best possible answer about the effectiveness of low dose CT (LDCT) scan to diagnose lung cancer. The most successful study of all was conducted by the National Cancer Institute Lung Screening Study Centers (NCILSSC) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) in 2002. The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) had total of 53,454 participants including both males and females of ages 55-74, each of them smoked a pack of cigarette daily for over 25 years. Among all these were both active and non active smokers. Participants were randomly divided into two groups; 26,732 were placed in chest x-ray (CXR) group and 26,722 in LDCT group. Both of these groups had 3 rounds of screening in each radiology modality over the period of 7
The earlier it will be detected the sooner patient will be cured. (Midthun, 2011, 4). Even though all these studies have shown success of LDCT scan, patients still get a little worried about the effect of radiation. They often ask themselves whether they should be screened or not? It is a responsibility of healthcare professionals to completely explain the procedure and answer any question asked by the patient. After all patient safety and satisfaction comes first. Alongside healthcare professionals many other sources are also playing an important role in providing up to date information about the benefits LDCT scan show for lung cancer diagnosis. All these updates give hope to all those people who are affected from this disease.
Year by year advances in medical diagnostic imaging field about CT scan techniques has brought piles of information. New elements about this powerful tool were added to previous successes as years progressed, and in no time news about these updates spread around the globe. The available updates about the lung cancer diagnosis with the help of LDCT scan to the general public were only possible due to the team work of all sources. Hopefully in the near future with the help of this imaging modality, the overall mortality rate of lung cancer will