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New Lung Scan Recommendation Targeted at Protecting High-Risk Smokers

  • Published July 30, 2013

New Lung Scan Recommendation Targeted at Protecting High-Risk Smokers

Lung cancer claims about 160,000 lives a year — more than a quarter of all cancer deaths and greater than the toll from colorectal, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers combined. This is according to an article in the New York Times, which reports on the recommendation of a task force of experts that urges lung CT scans for high-risk smokers. The experts claim this measure has the potential to save 20,000 lives a year. Continue reading…