How CT will reduce the mortality of older smokers
The inclusion of low-dose computed tomography (NDCT) of the chest in the program of medical examination of adult patients at risk of lung cancer will reduce mortality rates from other diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. In particular, the timely detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) will prevent about 33,526 deaths per year, according to scientists at the Institute of Health Economics of the HSE. Their research is at the disposal of "Vedomosti".
The inclusion of low-dose computed tomography (NDCT) of the chest in the program of medical examination of adult patients at risk of lung cancer will reduce mortality rates from other diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. In particular, the timely detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) will prevent about 33,526 deaths per year, according to scientists at the Institute of Health Economics of the HSE. Their research is at the disposal of "Vedomosti".
