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We talk with Dr. Denise Aberle, a principal investigator on the CT-for-lung-cancer-screening trial that the National Cancer Institute stopped last week. NCI stopped the trial when the trial’s monitoring committee found a 20% decrease in lung cancer deaths among those randomized to CT screening. Listen in for a fascinating look at what happens when trials stop — and most especially for the implications of this one. Please make your comments here on the website. Interview-related links: Radiology article describing the study News release from the National Cancer Institute The post Podcast 108: CT screening for lung cancer first appeared on Clinical Conversations.