Size Does Matter — Especially in Lung Cancer

“These findings support the concept of CT screening, which can detect tumors smaller than one centimeter,” said Dr. Nasser Altorki, professor of cardiothoracic surgery and director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, who was principal investigator of the study.

Tumor Size Predicts Survival in Most Common Type of Lung Cancer

The study, which is the lead paper in this month's Chest, emphasizes the need for further substaging in lung cancer and suggests the importance of early detection by CT scans. 

NewYork-Presbyterian Heart

Spring 2004 Vol.105