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This ct scanner. it can pinpoint damage, find what its done. and it gives surgeons a plan of action. he says, yes, and unfortunately there is no left eye. there is a suspicion of damage to the right eye as well. but definitely no left eye. this is the fourth patient we have seen in the space of about an hour come in for a ct scan. it is doing 15 or 20 a day. they are actually doing 70 or 80. it is wearing out. the hospital cant afford a new one. but a used one is for sale in the west of ukraine....

They would have little idea where to start their delicate work if they do not have use of this ct scanner. it can pinpoint damage, find what it has done, and it gives surgeons a plan of action. he says, yes, and unfortunately, there is no left eye. there is a suspicion of damage to the right eye as well. but definitely no left eye. >> this is the fourth patient weve seen in the space of about an hour come in for a ct scan. it is supposed to be doing 15 or 20 a day. theyre actually doing 30 or 80...

Scanner. it can pinpoint damage, find what its done, and it gives surgeons a plan of action. he says, yes, and unfortunately there is no left eye. theres a suspicion of damage to the right eye as well, but definitely no left eye. this is the fourth patient weve seen in the space of about an hour come in for a ct scan. theyre supposed to be doing 15 or 20 a day. theyre actually doing 17 or 18. in short its wearing out. this equipment is vital. the hospital cant afford a new one, but a used one is...

There is no left eye. theres a suspicion of damage to the right eye as well, but definitely no left eye. this is the fourth patient weve seen in the space of about an hour come in for a ct scan. its supposed to be doing 15 or 20 a day. theyre actually doing 70 or 80. in short, its wearing out. this equipment is vital. the hospital condiant afford a one but the used one for sale in the west of ukraine cost about 120,000 bucks. the cost of using this one, incal cuable. he says he shows sign of hem...

A woman has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after she claimed that voices in her head told her to have a CT scan.

A brain tumor patient was told by her hallucinations to get a CT scan. It turns out that the voices she heard were correct.

So we needed to do the surgery while mark was up in space. >> she was literally going to be in the operating room while we were docking with the international space station. >> loud and clear, good morning. >> the whole thing was a big exercise in compartmentalization. that whole procedure on the day youre going to dock lasts for hours. so, i just have to, at least for this period of time, forget about the surgery. >> we had a special type of ct scan that gives information about the shape of gab...

Was removed. gabby was also developing a serious condition call hydrocephalus, that could hamper her recovery. >> she was going to be in the operating room while we were docking with the international space station. >> loud and clear, good morning. >> the whole thing was a big exercise in compartmentalization. that whole procedure on the day youre going to dock lasts for hours. so, i just have to, at least for this period of time, forget about the surgery. >> we had a special type of ct scan tha...

That varies by state, actually, in california its as low as 1%, so we need to do a lot better in terms of educating patients, in terms of telling them to ask for screening, also primary care providers, but this is so important. we can really save lives. we know that 44% of lung cancer patients are being diagnosed at late stages and at that point the survival rate is 7%. compare that to early stage diagnosis where the survival rate can be above 60%. thats a really big difference. >> but why arent...

Its important for everybody, but for people of color. we know that in those communities the survival rate is lower. theyre getting less screening, and theyre getting less treatment offered to them as well. >> do they even have health insurance and is that something covered by health insurance? >> i hear ct scan, that sounds expensive. >> a lot of the private insurances do cover this screening. thats why its really important to advocate for yourself if you are someone, and thats why we have to ed...