Lung cancer is mostly detected in advanced stages due to the high cost of screening. Dmitry Gladyshev, chief oncologist of St. Petersburg, told the newspaper about this “Petersburg Diary”.
According to the doctor, the disease cannot be detected using fluorography – it is intended only for tuberculosis screening. Lung masses may be hidden behind the ribs, breastbone, and heart. These areas are not visible in fluorography.
“The gold standard for detecting lung cancer is low-dose computed tomography, but neither here nor in any country in the world has this screening become part of daily practice. “It is very, very expensive,” said the doctor.
According to the expert, only one-third of lung cancer patients can receive surgical treatment because the tumor is detected at a late stage. Cancer is most common in smokers over the age of 55.
“At the same time, St. In St. Petersburg, we have a free detection program, a pilot project for screening lung cancer in smokers over 60 years of age with a long smoking history. And unfortunately, I cannot say that there is a queue there,” said the doctor.
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