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Can Lung Cancer Screening Save Lives?
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Posted in Lung Disorders on July 1, 2007
Reviewed September 2011
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I am a health care provider and the information about lung cancer screening just doesn't make sense to me. I have smoked for many years and been exposed to second hand smoke from both parents growing up. Lung cancer killed my father at age 73, and my mother committed suicide a week later at age 69 as a result. I am now 60. I asked my doctor about a spiral CT as I had Googled information on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment and found information about it. I had the test 4 days ago and they found a 2mm spot of something and want to repeat the test in 6 months. I am so glad I had this test, they found something, but at least they didn't find me riddled with lung cancer! For that I am very grateful! This is also a huge impetus to finally quit completely. Does anyone really think that a conventional xray would have detected something as small as 2mm? And at least now I have a base line for future CT's. Isn't that alone enough to have one, especially for people like me that are probably in the ultra high risk category?
Posted by: John H. | August 19, 2010 8:12 AM
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