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Have You Been Screened for Lung Cancer?

Medically Reviewed Lung cancer screening is easier than most cancer screening tests, yet few people at risk for the disease get it done. Canva; Everyday Health Lung cancer kills more men and women than any other type of cancer. Detecting this disease in its early stages can lead to better survival. Screening, for those who qualify, is free, fast, and easy via a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan. So why do so few Americans actually get screened for lung cancer? One 2016 report showed that five years after government and private insurers started covering the cost of screening, less than 2 percent of eligible patients underwent CT screening.

Doctors: Don t delay cancer screenings any longer - Urbana Daily Citizen

Doctors: Don’t delay cancer screenings any longer Submitted story Electra Paskett, PhD, is a cancer researcher at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute who has spent her career advocating for cancer prevention and early detection. After her own breast cancer diagnosis, she says she is living proof of the importance of cancer screenings. Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center COLUMBUS – A new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study released this week finds many women skipped breast and cervical cancer screenings in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing concerns from experts about the consequences that could have on cancer rates for years to come.

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