Lung cancer risk prediction model

The Liverpool Lung Project (LLP) risk prediction model, developed by the University of Liverpool Cancer Research Centre, and funded by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in the UK is considered a viable tool for selecting high-risk lung cancer patients for prevention and control programs. Validated in three independent studies from Europe as well as a case-control study at Harvard, the model "calculates an individual's chance of developing lung cancer within the next five years...[using] information on smoking duration, previous diagnosis of pneumonia, previous diagnosis of other cancer, occupational exposure to asbestos, and relative age at onset of lung cancer diagnosis."

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Study mentioned: Raji OY et al. Predictove accuracy of the Liverpool lung project risk model for stratifying patients for computed tomography screening for lung cancer: A case-control and cohort validation study. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Aug 21; 157(4):242-50. PMID 22910935