Should Lung Cancer Screening Be Suspended During a Pandemic?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan;113(1):9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.032. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Authors

Barry C Gibney¹, Robert M Sade², Frank C Detterbeck³, Douglas E Wood⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: gibney@musc.edu.
² Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
³ Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / therapy
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2*
Time-to-Treatment

Grants and funding

UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States