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Tanel Laisaar: First year results of lung cancer screening pilot study in Estonia
Mar 4, 2025, 05:35

Tanel Laisaar: First year results of lung cancer screening pilot study in Estonia

Tanel Laisaar, Head of Lung Clinic at Tartu University Hospital, shared an article on LinkedIn:

“First year results of lung cancer screening pilot study in Estonia just published!

  • the population based approach allowed to evaluate quite exactly the target group participation rate; with help of family physicians and nurses as well as dedicated screening coordinators we achieved a participation rate of 79%.
  • baseline LDCT was positive 1.4% and intermediate in 5.6% of cases.
  • lung cancer prevalence was 1.09% among those included based on PLCOm2012noRace risk score >1.5 and 0.83% among those included based on smoking status (at least 20 pack-years, quit < 15 years ago).
  • considerable stage shift of diagnosed lung cancers towards earlier stages was seen.

Second year results are even more exciting!”

Population-based systematic enrolment of individuals ensures high lung cancer screening uptake.

Authors: Tanel Laisaar, et al.

Tanel Laisaar: First year results of lung cancer screening pilot study in Estonia