Life. eric: that is where we listen to his advice, and, first topic this morning, has to do with smoking. do you still smoke? or just recently quit? the doc has advice to get a ct lung scan. doctor, why get that, and especially if you quit. it is very important. a few weeks ago a saw a patient of mine who had been a heavy smoker years ago, and he hadn t smoked in ten years. but, prior to that, he smoked two packs a day. all his chest x-rays had always been normal and i persuaded him to go for a ct scan of the lung. that showed a small, early cancer. we operated on it, we saved his life. now, there is a new study out that people who are smokers or who have been heavy smokers any time in the past, should have a
Screening lung scan. that is much more accurate and much more important than a regular x-ray. a regular x-ray is not enough. the latest data show that if these former smokers and current smokers have these lung scans the risk of dying from lung cancer is reduced by 20%. so, don t wait to do it, do it now. eric: doctor, very important, ct lung scan, thank you. jamie: a lot of people want to know about the vitamin e supplements and many of you may be taking it to prevent heart disease, there is a risk, though, believe or it not, vitamin e? a risk? for years, americans love vitamins. they are more interested in vitamins than they are on their diet and a vitamin is a quick fix, b, e, c, doesn t matter what you eat. now, vitamin e has always been a