surveillance, additional scanning, and some people undergo invasive procedures who don’t have lung cancer,” Reuland said in a University of North Carolina news release.
“The problem is weighing a small chance of benefit in the form of prolonged life versus a larger chance that a given patient will incur some kind of physical or psychological harm, plus out-of-pocket costs. It’s important to talk about those potential harms and benefits with patients when deciding about screening,” he suggested.
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends annual lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) for adults 55 to 80 years old who have been heavy smokers.
Lung cancer is a serious illness. Smoking and being exposed to second-hand smoke are some of the direct causes of developing lung cancer. Avoid becoming a victim of this growing fatality and just say no to tobacco and the environments where they linger.
Find out more about lung cancer on our Health Conditions tab on BlackDoctor.org.
SOURCE: the University of North Carolina, news release, Aug. 13, 2018