Identification and management of incidental findings in a Veteran’s lung cancer screening program
Renee L Colucci, Eric Garshick, Julie White, Emily S Wan, Julianne O’Leary, Lisa A Blake, Samantha M Hoyt, Demerise Johnston, Kathleen LaCerda, Michelle Morreale-Karl, Anupma Jati, Fatima G Wilder, Daniel C Wiener, Justin M Rucci, Ronald H Goldstein · 2025
Read Identification and management of incidental findings in a Veteran’s lung cancer screening program by Renee L Colucci, Eric Garshick, Julie White, Emily S Wan, Julianne O’Leary, Lisa A Blake, Samantha M Hoyt, Demerise Johnston, Kathleen LaCerda, Michelle Morreale-Karl, Anupma Jati, Fatima G Wilder, Daniel C Wiener, Justin M Rucci, Ronald H Goldstein (2025) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-12836813.txt.
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Renee Colucci and co-authors audit side findings in a veterans' lung cancer screening program, in a 2025 paper. Chest scans meant to catch lung cancer often reveal other issues, from heart to thyroid findings. Programs lack a standard way to flag which ones matter and tell doctors and patients.
The team reviewed scans from VA Boston taken between August 2023 and April 2024, skipping scans with likely cancer. Of 495 patients, 444 scans stayed in the study. They compared what the scan reader marked as significant, using a special code, against what the screening team judged significant. The paper also offers a standard report form with suggested next steps for doctors and patients. Better flagging could cut both missed risks and needless worry.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Renee L Colucci, Eric Garshick, Julie White, Emily S Wan, Julianne O’Leary, Lisa A Blake, Samantha M Hoyt, Demerise Johnston, Kathleen LaCerda, Michelle Morreale-Karl, Anupma Jati, Fatima G Wilder, Daniel C Wiener, Justin M Rucci, Ronald H Goldstein |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |