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We talk with Dr. Denise Aberle, a principal investigator on the CT-for-lung-cancer-screening trial that the National Cancer Institute stopped last week. NCI stopped the trial when the trial’s monitoring committee found a 20% decrease in lung cancer deaths among those randomized to CT screening.
Listen in for a fascinating look at what happens when trials stop — and most especially for the implications of this one.
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We talk with Dr. Denise Aberle, a principal investigator on the CT-for-lung-cancer-screening trial that the National Cancer Institute stopped last week. NCI stopped the trial when the trial’s monitoring committee found a 20% decrease in lung cancer deaths among those randomized to CT screening.
Listen in for a fascinating look at what happens when trials stop — and most especially for the implications of this one.
Please make your comments here on the website.
Interview-related links:

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