Efforts Continue to Increase Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer is the fastest killing cancer disease. Cancer screening is essential for patients who are 55 to 74 years of age and who did not quit smoking 15 years ago. Continuous testing among patients has many morbidity benefits. Over 15,000 patients enrolled in the NELSON trial. Half of the patients received CT screening while the other half did not receive the scan. Ten years down the trial, results showed that screening reduced lung cancer mortality by 26% and the risk of diagnosis with lung cancer was reduced by 39% to 61% during the years of follow up. What you need to know about lung cancer screening : · Primary considerations for screening - Patients of ages of 55 to 74 who have smoked at least a pack of cigarette each day for 30 years are eligible for cancer standard procedures and screening. Your primary care doctor can recommend you for cancer screening, but if the patient is severely ill, screening is postponed. The essential considerations for lung ca