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Sarah Baum

Researcher at Brown University

Publications -  3
Citations -  1890

Sarah Baum is an academic researcher from Brown University. The author has contributed to research in topics: National Lung Screening Trial & Lung cancer. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 1579 citations.

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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.
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Results of Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer

TL;DR: The NLST initial screening results are consistent with the existing literature on screening by means of low-dose CT and chest radiography, suggesting that a reduction in mortality from lung cancer is achievable at U.S. screening centers that have staff experienced in chest CT.
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The effects of physician-delivered brief smoking cessation on ACRIN/NLST participants' smoking behaviors.

TL;DR: The National Lung Screening Trial demonstrated a 20% relative reduction in lung cancer mortality for current and former heavy smokers screened with low-dose CT vs. radiography, and a longitudinal examination of the rates and patterns of each reported 5A receipt found association between each A and quitting.