Results
lung cancer, cancers
LUNG CANCER, LUNG CANCERS, CANCERS, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Between 21 June 2017 and 4 August 2018, 8682 CXRs were referred from primary care. Three radiographers (two with 1 year experience, one with 7-year experience) and thirteen local radiologists (between 2 and more than 10 years’ experience) reported CXR included in the study. Of these, 4096 (47.2%) were in sessions prerandomised to IR, while 4586 (52.8%) were in sessions prerandomised to SR. A total of 49 lung cancers were diagnosed on patients with a CXR referred from primary care, 27 (55.1%) for IR and 22 (44.9%) for SR. Of the 49 cancers, 48 (98.0%) were flagged by both the radiographer and local radiologist as abnormal or referred for an urgent respiratory appointment. One lung cancer was diagnosed on a subsequent emergency attendance for upper limb deep vein thrombosis. The demographic and history details of the subjects are shown in Demographic and history data on the 8682 patients recruited to the trial