Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care in a targeted population at risk

Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care in a targeted population at risk

Introduction Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer death. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening reduced lung cancer mortality by 20% in the US National Lung Screening Trial. Here, we present the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST), which will address key questions of relevance...

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Main Authors: Richard D Neal, Kevin Franks, David Torgerson, Rachael L Murray, David R Baldwin, Michael Darby, Henrik Moller, Richard Booton, Una MacLeod, Sam M Janes, Samantha L Quaife, Sebastian Hinde, Matthew EJ Callister, Suzanne Rogerson, Rhian Gabe, Mark Sculpher, Philip AJ Crosbie, Irene Simmonds, Martyn Kennedy, Nazia Ahmed, Ann Cochrane, Mike Messenger, Puvanendran Tharmanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e037075.full
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