Аннотация:2][3][4] In 2011, it is estimated that 156,900 deaths (85,600 in men, 71,300 in women) from lung cancer will occur in the United States. 4Five-year survival rates for lung cancer are only approximately 15.6%, partly because most patients have advanced-stage lung cancer at initial diagnosis (http:// seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/lungb.html). 5hese facts, combined with the success of screening in improving outcomes in cervical, colon, and breast cancers,