June 12, 2023Featured, Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Low-dose CT Lung Cancer Screenings Save Lives
So why are so few people doing it? It wasn’t very long ago professional organizations like The American Academy of Family Physicians would recommend against using an annual low-dose computed tomography scan to identify lung cancer. Particularly in patients over 50 years-old, who are or were recently heavy smokers. The thinking was, the risk of […]
November 29, 2022Featured, Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Caught early, lung cancer has 80% overall survivability at 20 years
Caught early, lung cancer has 80% overall survivability at 20 years—100% for some tumor types—yet few individuals avail themselves of LDCT screening Dave Pearson | November 22, 2022 | Patient Care New findings to be presented at RSNA confirm that lung cancer is highly curable as long as it’s diagnosed early, as is often the […]
November 22, 2022Featured, Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Information
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. This is the perfect time to be proactive and find out how screenings can help. Read below to find out more about lung cancer screening CT from our own sub-specialty trained […]