Spirometry performed as part of the Manchester community-based lung cancer screening programme detects a high prevalence of airflow obstruction in individuals without a prior diagnosis of COPD.
Haval BalataJonathan HarveyPhil V BarberDenis ColliganRebecca DuerdenPeter EltonMatthew EvisonMelanie GreavesJohn HowellsKlaus IrionDevinda KarunaratneStuart MellorTom NewtonRichard SawyerAnna SharmanElaine SmithBen TaylorSarah TaylorJanet E TongeAnna WalshamJames WhittakerJoergen VestboRichard BootonPhilip A J CrosbiePublished in: Thorax (2020)
Incorporating spirometry into a community-based targeted lung cancer screening programme is feasible and identifies a significant number of individuals with airflow obstruction who do not have a prior diagnosis of COPD.