THESE ARE DISMAL STATISTICS AND IT IS VERY CRUCIAL TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER.
Lung cancer accounts for about 27 percent of all cancer deaths and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women.
Lung cancer kills 433 Americans every day.
Every 3.3 mins someone dies of lung cancer in US.
Lung cancer is not solely a smoker’s disease. It is also seen in nonsmokers.
A study by the National Cancer Institute and the National Lung Screening Trial found that low-dose screening CT scans reduce the number of deaths from lung cancer by 20%.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATES FOR LOW-DOSE SCREENING CT SCANS ARE:
Be between 55-77 years of age
Be asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of lung cancer)
Have at least a 30 pack-year history (1 pack year = smoking one pack per day for one year; 1 pack = 20 cigarettes)
Be a current smoker or have quit in the last 15 years
TALK TO YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IF LOW-DOSE SCREENING CT SCAN IS AN OPTION FOR YOU.
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