Abstract
Based on the recent results of the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network now recommends annual screening with low-dose computed tomography for high-risk individuals (generally defined as 45- to 60-year-old current or former smokers). As head and neck cancer patients are at a high risk for (second) lung cancers, annual surveillance computed tomography should be considered for head and neck cancer patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 401-403 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) |
| Volume | 147 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- head and neck cancer
- low-dose CT
- lung cancer screening
- lung cancer surveillance
- second lung cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology