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Screening must be more accessible
The introduction of lung cancer screening programs offers opportunities. See a real patient case at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany.
Claus Peter Heussel, MD, is the head of diagnostic and interventional radiology with nuclear medicine at the Thorax Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital.
For the new Health exhibition in the Deutsches Museum Munich, he has contributed a real-life patient case with in-depth supporting documentation.
You prepared a lung cancer case for the Deutsches Museum: What can visitors learn from it?
What is the German Lung Cancer Screening Interventions study?
For which groups of people are lung screening programs beneficial?
- <p>Eight randomized controlled trials show that lung cancer screening with low-dose CT imaging in (former) heavy smokers probably results in a reduction of mortality due to lung cancer. Low-dose CT screening probably saves around 5 out of 1000 people (95% confidence interval 3-8) within approximately 10 years prior to death due to lung cancer and may possibly prolong the life of some screening participants. This benefit must be seen in relation to damage caused by false-positive screening results (unnecessary invasive interventions in 1-15/1000 people).<sup> 1</sup></p>
![Image processing is used to mark a tumor.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/67e572935d514e47/147a76376860/v/e62c34902404/siemens-healthineers_perspectives_accessible_screening_lung_cancer_tumor.png)
Image processing is used to mark a tumor.
© Prof. Dr. med. Claus Peter Heußel, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
The dimension and location of the color-coded tumor can be seen more clearly in a 3D view. Size and volume can be measured and compared for follow-up over time to detect any growth. The relationship to surrounding structures, such as the vascular and bronchial systems, can also be seen in the 3D view.
© Prof. Dr. med. Claus Peter Heußel, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
![During lung surgery, care must be taken to preserve a supply of pulmonary arteries, veins and bronchi.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/30dc85bd62056417/570310c64e27/v/ed92327caca3/siemens-healthineers_perspectives_accessible_screening_lung_surgery.png)
This information is critical for operation planning. During lung surgery, care must be taken to preserve a supply of pulmonary arteries, veins and bronchi.
© Prof. Dr. med. Claus Peter Heußel, Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
What do you think of the idea of offering lung cancer screening in supermarket parking lots as was done in the Manchester program?
What is the HANSE study?
What criteria are used for the lung cancer screening in Germany?
What can an individual do to prevent lung cancer?
What are the preconditions for curing lung cancer?
What role does artificial intelligence play in controlling the course of disease?
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- The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.