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The number 1 leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
What is LUNG CANCER?
The regional clinical coordinator of WMCHealth's Lung Cancer Screening Program.
The color of the ribbon that represents lung cancer.
What is white?
The number 1 risk factor for lung cancer.
What is SMOKING? (tobacco-smoking)
The regional director of WMCHealth's Lung Cancer Screening Program.
Who is Dr. Lisa Paul?
The test that is used to screen high-risk people for lung cancer.
What is the LDCT? (low dose computed tomography)
The 2nd leading cause of lung cancer.
What is RADON-GAS EXPOSURE?
In June 2025, WMCHealth's Lung Cancer Screening Program participated for the 1st time in the Lung Force Walk organized by this well known national association.
Who is the American Lung Association?
A chronic lung condition that is often caused from smoking, and increases the risk for lung cancer 4-5 times higher than those without this condition.
What is COPD? (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
The national rate of lung cancer screening, according to the American Lung Association.
What is 20%?
In 2021, this particular task force expanded the following lung cancer screening guidelines: age group 50 to 80, minimum 20 pack-yrs smoking history, current smoker or former smoker who quit <15 yrs, and no s/s lung cancer.
Who is the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)?
The most common type of lung cancer.
What is NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER? (NSCLC)
The 5-year survival rate for early-stage diagnosed lung cancer, according to the American Lung Association.
What is 65%? (60-68%)
A British author and former smoker who passed away from lung cancer. In 1985, he wrote a self-help book "Easyway," which helped many people quit smoking.
Who is ALLEN CARR?
A less common type of lung cancer but is more aggressive, often spreads rapidly to other parts of the body, and almost always linked to smoking.
What is SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER? (SCLC)