HUNCHEST-II contributes to a shift to earlier-stage lung cancer detection: final results of a nationwide screening program.

Objectives: The introduction of low-dose CT (LDCT) altered the landscape of lung cancer (LC) screening and contributed to the reduction of mortality rates worldwide. Here we report the final results of HUNCHEST-II, the largest population-based LDCT screening program in Hungary, including the screening and diagnostic outcomes, and the characteristics of the LC cases.

Methods: A total of 4215 high-risk individuals aged between 50 and 75 years with a smoking history of at least 25 pack-years were assigned to undergo LDCT screening.

Development of a breast cancer screening protocol to use automated breast ultrasound in a local setting.

Introduction: The sensitivity of mammography screening is lower in women with dense breast. Increasing the efficacy of breast cancer screening have received special attention recently. The automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) shows promising results to complement mammography.

[The role of low-dose computed tomography in lung cancer screening].

Introduction: Lung cancer is a serious public health problem in Hungary, but currently there is no nationwide screening program for the early detection of the disease. Several technological developments have been carried out recently to improve the effectiveness of lung cancer screening. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is one of these technologies.

[Review of the scientific literature on the use of automated breast ultrasound for screening].

Several technological developments have been carried out recently to improve the effectiveness of breast cancer screening. Most of them have emerged as a complementary method to mammography. Automated breast ultrasound is one of these technologies.

[Surgical treatment of non-palpable breast tumors].

Method: Between 1997 and 2000 the authors performed 110 fine-wire localized breast biopsies in patients with nonpalpable suspicious lesions.

Results: 108 target lesions (98.1%) were accurately excised during the initial surgery.