The researchers are doing this study to see if people with unexplained weight loss who have lung cancer screening are more likely to have or develop lung cancer than people without unexplained weight loss. The lung cancer screening will involve use of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), a CT scan that gives off very low doses of radiation and can make detailed pictures of the lungs to help find tumors. The study researchers will also analyze participants' blood samples to determine if blood testing can be used to help to diagnose lung cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
409
at baseline and at Year 1.
at baseline and at Year 1.
at baseline and at 1 year after registration.
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (All Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMontefiore Health Systems (Montefiore Medical Center)
The Bronx, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States
RECRUITINGThe incidence of lung cancer in patients with unexplained weight loss
Low Dose CT screening
Time frame: 2 years
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