Lung cancer is a devastating disease affecting hundreds of thousands of patients in Europe. Despite recent advances in treatment, its prognosis remains poor. This is mainly attributed to the late stages that diagnoses are usually established at, consequently excluding curative treatment options. During the 2019 European Respiratory Society International Congress in Madrid, Spain, lung cancer experts presented the most recent aspects of lung cancer early detection with low-dose computed tomography.
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