Wonderful Russian actor Alexander Abdulov was admitted to hospital in the Crimea, where the shooting of his film. Abdulov have opened an ulcer, through which doctors, after detailed examination, were able to identify the seal in the lungs. The star of Russian cinema was soon diagnosed lung cancer at the final stage, although this Abdulov made several chest X-ray So nothing to show. Actor "burned" for six months.
US study provided strong evidence that computed tomography in diagnostics the first signs of lung cancer It is much more effective than X-rays. Program National Lung Screening Trial showed that using CT deaths from lung tumor diseases can be reduced by 20%.
Dr. Eric Hart, a radiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said that until recently, science has not been clear evidence that using CT the first signs of cancer ( Lung Cancer ) Can be used to intercept. The study ohvachenok 53,000 patients in 33 locations nationwide. All of them were smokers, with the experience, and their ages ranged from 55 to 74 years. This is the main risk group.
From 2002 to 2004, the participants examined either by using X-ray or CT scan using. The surveys were conducted three times a year. Since then the health of people watched for another five years. It was found that CT can detect cancer earlier than X-rays, which provides a more optimistic forecasts.
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