Medical Xpress August 1, 2024
People who’ve had a history of smoking can get a lung cancer spotted early—when it’s most treatable—through annual CT screening.
Unfortunately, most Americans polled in a new survey didn’t know this potentially lifesaving screen exists.
“The survey shows that we have a significant amount of work to do in increasing awareness about lung cancer screening,” said Harold Wimmer. He’s president and CEO of the American Lung Association (ALA), which conducted the 2024 Lung Health Barometer survey.
Getting a tumor detected via an annual CT lung scan raises the odds of five-year survival from stage 1 to 4 lung cancer by 63%, according to the ALA.
Under current American Cancer Society guidelines, yearly lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan...
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