The feasibility of diagnosing small stage 1 lung cancers using low-dose chest computed tomography in asymptomatic at-risk individuals has been demonstrated in multiple studies. However, it has yet to be proved that the introduction of a chest computed tomography screening programme would do more good than harm at an acceptable cost.

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