Why Some Doctors Hesitate to Screen Smokers for Lung Cancer (2015)

Dr. Andy Lazris, an internist in Columbia, Md., isn’t enthusiastic about using spiral CT scans to look for lung cancer in his patients. Anders Kelto/NPR

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Dr. Andy Lazris, an internist in Columbia, Md., isn’t enthusiastic about using spiral CT scans to look for lung cancer in his patients. Courtesy of Andrew Lazris and Erik Rifkin: Interpreting Health Benefits And Risks

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Courtesy of Andrew Lazris and Erik Rifkin: Interpreting Health Benefits And Risks

(Left) Dr. Andy Lazris’ analogy of the number of lung cancer deaths averted with annual spiral CT scans (black rectangles), compared to the total number of scans done.

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