"The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) in Australia is a nationwide lung cancer screening program designed to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage in high-risk Australians. Eligible participants in the NLSCP are offered a free low-dose CT every two years to screen for lung cancer, with earlier follow-up intervals and management pathways if screen-detected abnormalities are found. The Australian Government funds the NLCSP."
"NLCSP Nodule Management Protocol"
Expected headings
"Eligibility"
"Reporting NLCSP low-dose CT"
"NLCSP Nodule Management Protocol"
"Actionable additional findings"
"currently smoke, or have ceased smoking within ten years of enrolment in the NLCSP"
"The Nodule Management Protocol 2 provides detailed guidance for radiologists reporting low-dose CT studies in the NLCSP. The guidelines contain baseline and follow-up algorithms, that map the lung nodule findings to evidence-based risk categories and management recommendations. There are six risk categories in the protocol:"