Research Letter

Mortality and Generalizability of the National Lung Screening Trial

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8622

April 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study evaluates all-cause mortality of National Lung Screening Trial participants compared with those of similar age and tobacco use in a national Veterans Health Administration cohort.

Corresponding Author: Alison S. Rustagi, MD, PhD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 4150 Clement St, 111A1, San Francisco, CA 94121 (alison.rustagi@ucsf.edu).

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