What is ALCSI?
Quick Facts
Risk Factors
Screening and Prevention
Grab Bag
100
This is what ALCSI stands for
The American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative
100
This month is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November
100
The biggest risk factor for lung cancer
smoking
100
This screening test is recommended for high risk individuals
a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan
100
Matthews favorite food
Sushi
200
This year was when ALCSI was founded
2018
200
T/F Lung cancer causes more deaths each year than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined.
True
200
T/F Secondhand smoke exposure increases risk
True
200
The main age range (in years) for recommended lung cancer screening that is covered by insurance.
50-80
200
Ribbon color for lung cancer awareness
white or pearl
300
ALCSI has this type of volunteer
Student
300
About what percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking?
80-90%
300
This naturally occurring gas found in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer
radon
300
To be eligible for insurance-covered screening, a person must also have a smoking history of at least this many “pack years.”
20 pack years
300
What animal can't get lung cancer/ are resistant to developing it
sharks, naked mole rats, and elephants
400
ALCSI works to increase awareness and education on this early detection tool
lung cancer screening
400
On average, lung cancer survival rates increase when lung cancer is detected at this stage
Early stage
400
Risk increase with both the number of cigarettes smoked per day and this factor
number of years smoked (duratioin)
400
To be eligible for lung cancer screening covered by insurance you must currently smoke or quit within this many years
15 years
400
About how many bananas do you need to eat to be exposed to the same radiation of an LDCT
A few hundred
500
This number is how many ALCSI chapters there currently are
108
500
Roughly, how many people die in the U.S. each year from lung cancer (within 5,000)
~130,000
500
Exposure to these workplace substances, like asbestos or diesel exhaust, increases lung cancer risk
carcinogens
500
Lung cancer is recommended to be done this frequently
annually
500
What is this type of lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma