The Role of Liquid Biopsies in Lung Cancer Screening

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States.1 For the majority of lung cancer patients, a current or former smoking history puts them at higher risk for cancer.2 As patients are most often diagnosed after they have developed symptoms from advanced disease, the overall 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is only 20%.3,4 However, when the group of patients presenting with metastatic disease is compared to those with localized lung cancer, survival at 5 years increases from less than 5% to approximately 60%.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Issue 52/3 - July Lung cancer screening Source Type: research