Lung Cancer Screening is reviewed extensively in this important Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: CT screening: The Early Lung Cancer Action Program Experience; Lung Cancer Screening: The Mayo Experience; National Lung Screening Trial; Health Risks from CT Lung Cancer Screening; The European Perspective of Lung Cancer Screening; Surgeons and Lung Cancer Screening: Rules of Engagement; The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening; The United States Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening; Current Estimate of Costs of Lung Cancer Screening in the US; Refining Strategies to Identify Population to be Screened for Lung Cancer; Long-term Oncologic and Financial Implications of Lung Cancer Screening; and more!

• Front Cover 2
• Contributors 5
  • Consulting Editor 5
  • Editor 5
  • Authors 5
• Contents 7
  • Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer: The Mayo Clinic Experience121 7
  • Health Risks from Computed Tomographic Screening155 7
  • Computed Tomography Screening: The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Experience129 7
  • Preface: Lung Cancer Screeningix 7
  • Results of the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial: Where Are We Now?145 7
  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening185 8
  • Lung Cancer Screening: The European Perspective161 8
  • The United States Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening199 8
  • Surgeons and Lung Cancer Screening: Rules of Engagement175 8