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Christine D. Berg

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  157
Citations -  31859

Christine D. Berg is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Cancer screening. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 150 publications receiving 27703 citations. Previous affiliations of Christine D. Berg include Medical University of South Carolina & Johns Hopkins University.

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Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening.

TL;DR: Screening with the use of low-dose CT reduces mortality from lung cancer, as compared with the radiography group, and the rate of death from any cause was reduced.
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The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

Constantine A. Gatsonis, +1336 more
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is a randomized multicenter study comparing low-dose helical computed tomography with chest radiography in the screening of older current and former heavy smokers for early detection of lung cancer.