Getting lung cancer is not a choice.
Getting screened for lung cancer is.
Scans Save Lives
"Lung cancer screening is among the greatest missed opportunities to reduce lung cancer mortality throughout the U.S."
Sidney Devins, MD, Pulmonology & Principal Investigator
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States, killing more people than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined.1
Today, only 2-16% of eligible individuals are currently receiving screening.2 Ideally, low-dose CT screening would be as commonly known as mammography and colonoscopy for breast and colon cancer screenings.
Studies show that a quick, painless low dose CT lung scan every year saves lives by catching lung cancer at an early stage when curative treatment options exist.3
Sources:
1) The American Cancer Society
2) Lung Cancer Screening Uptake in the United States, Chest 2020
3) Low-dose CT screening can catch lung cancer early - but most people overlook it, UCLA Health
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Quintin Cokingtin, MD Pulmonology
Sidney Devins, MD Pulmonology & Principal Investigator
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