[[{“type”:“media”,“view_mode”:“media_large”,“fid”:null,“attributes”:{“class”:“media-image size-full wp-image-1609 alignright”,“typeof”:“foaf:Image”,“style”:“”,“width”:“100”,“height”:“100”,“alt”:“Scientific American”}}]]A new study by the National Cancer Institute and other organizations shows chest x-rays are unlikely to detect early stage lung cancer.

In its coverage of the story, Scientific American pulls from a commentary written by Professor Harold Sox and published alongside the study.

“The ... result provides convincing evidence that lung cancer screening with chest radiography is not effective,” Sox says. “The study is important for putting this question to rest.”

Sox is a professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and associate director of faculty at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

Read the full story, published by Scientific American on 10/26/11.