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"The surgeon who removed the lower lobe of my left lung said I should be the poster child for lung cancer screening. And that's exactly what I'd like to be - for the next 50 years!"
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"As a smoker of 30+ years and as a new grandmother, I knew how important it was to monitor my health. But I really didn't act on this knowledge until I learned just how much more effective a CT scan is than a chest x-ray for detecting early lung cancer. If you wait until you develop symptoms or until your tumor is found on a chest x-ray, the chance that you'll survive for five years is just a bit better than 10%. But, if your tumor is found early, as mine was with Heart Check America's lung scan, five-year survival is 80%. That's quite a difference! My doctors tell me that my prognosis is excellent, which means I should be able to enjoy my grandchild for many years to come. " Brenda Ness, age 50 |
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