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To evaluate lung cancer diagnosis rates in early detection programs compared to clinical trials.

April 15, 2026Open Access

Lung Cancer Diagnosis Rates in Early Detection Programs in the Mississippi Delta

Key Points

To evaluate lung cancer diagnosis rates in early detection programs compared to clinical trials.
Cohort study design focusing on LCS and IPN program patients
Analysis of diagnosis rates over a specific duration
Comparison with NLST cohort data
Approximately 4% diagnosed with lung cancer among program patients
Indicates higher population-level diagnosis rates than previously estimated by clinical trials

Abstract

In this cohort study of LCS and IPN program patients, approximately 4% were diagnosed with lung cancer over less than half the duration of the NLST cohort, suggesting a greater population-level LCDR through these screening programs than estimated by clinical trial data.

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Liao et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2a99e4eeef8a2a6afaea — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3171

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Authors

Wei Liao

Simon Tye

Jordan Goss

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JAMA Network Open

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University of Memphis

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