LUNG CANCER SCREENING

Authors

  • Syed Ali Abbas
  • Syeda Nabeera Abbas Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Lung Cancer, Screening.

Abstract

Screening is the systematic testing of individuals who are asymptomatic with respect to some target disease. The purpose of screening is to prevent, interrupt or delay the development of advanced disease in the subset with a pre-clinical form of the target disease through early detection and treatment.

Author Biography

Syed Ali Abbas

Assistant Professor and Consultant in Respiratory & Internal Medicine Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Published

2015-05-24

How to Cite

Abbas, S. A., & Abbas, S. N. (2015). LUNG CANCER SCREENING. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 19(2). Retrieved from http://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/58

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Review Article

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