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Study: X-ray screening doesn't prevent lung cancer deaths

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By ABC7
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
October 26, 2011

The study in the November 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Organization involved more than 150,000 people half who received chest x-rays and half did not.

Experts noted that the results of this large, randomized clinical trial should put an end to any lingering questions about whether x-rays are useful in finding lung cancer.

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