Lung Cancer Screening Overview

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Lung cancer screening refers to strategies used to identify early lung cancers before they cause symptoms, at a point where they are more likely to be curable. Screening refers to the use of medical tests to detect disease in asymptomatic people. Screening studies have only been done in high risk populations, such as smokers and workers with occupational exposure to certain substances. This is because radiation exposure from repeated screening...
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After quiting smoking, should a person get lung screening anyway?
I understand that after about 10 years your chances of lung cancer are the same...

good! But id still get a lung screening anyway because if something did show up you wanted it at first stage because that disease can get pretty bad.

Asked by irish s - 11 months ago

Help!!!!! I might have lung cancer....?
First of all, I do smoke. I am a light smoker. I have a cough...

First of all, of course you need to quit smoking. Secondly, you need to go to a Dr. and have a chest x-ray. This would be the first "real "...

Asked by Austin - 3 months ago

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