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A study to see if having a chest X-ray reduces the length of time it takes to diagnose lung cancer in people over 60 who are smokers (ELCID)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study looked at whether having an urgent chest x-ray affected the diagnosis of lung cancer in people over 60 who are at high risk due to smoking.

Cancer Research UK supported this study as part of the National Awareness and Early Detection Initiative (NAEDI).

This study was open to people to join between 2011 and 2014. These results were published in 2017.

Recruitment start: 1 September 2011

Recruitment end: 31 March 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Richard Neal

Supported by

Bangor University

National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI)

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

Wales Clinical Trials Unit (WCTU)

Last reviewed: 02 Nov 2020

CRUK internal database number: 8996

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