Exploring Novel Technologies in Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Do We Have Room for Improvement?

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Preventive strategies, mainly smoking cessation have a big impact on the reduction of lung cancer-related mortality. Screening with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) has proven to be beneficial in reducing the mortality related to lung cancer mainly based on early detection of cancer and timely initiation of treatment. Despite its beneficial effects, guideline-directed LDCT screening could lead to high false positive results, subjecting patients to harmful radiation, increase cost of healthcare and induce anxiety amongst the patients. Thus, it is imperative to look beyond the prevailing modalities of lung cancer screening and diagnosis to achieve better yield and mitigate the existent drawbacks.