вЂњThrough early detection and advanced biomarker-based therapies, weвЂ™re making a world of change in lung cancer survival,вЂќ Dr. No longer the imminent death sentence lung cancer once was thanks to what Dr. вЂњThere are things that we can look for on tumor cells called biomarkers and if we identify those in a lung cancer, we can recommend an increasing number of advanced targeted therapies that directly target that specific kind of lung cancer and these are making significant improvements and life expectancy for individuals with advanced stage lung cancer,вЂќ Dr. Kazerooni points to much better treatment to give patients a much better fighting chance. If the diagnosis is advanced stage lung cancer, Dr. вЂњThese chest CT scans that are very low radiation exposure, we can find little spots on the lung that are the earliest evidence of lung cancer when itвЂ™s more curable,вЂќ Dr. So how do we curb so many deadly cases? For starters, annual screening for former smokers ages 50 to 80 before any symptoms occur. It prevents people from sticking with their care and it can lead to worse outcomes,вЂќ Dr. вЂњAnd unfortunately, the stigma with lung cancer prevents people from coming forward for care. Kazerooni said.Д«ut another significant barrier, she says, is stigma often found in society, considering the disease as something self-inflicted. вЂњThe symptoms, unfortunately, of lung cancer can mimic other pulmonary conditions like pneumonia, respiratory infection, things that people are used to,вЂќ Dr. Kazerooni says it all contributes to high rates of lung cancer deaths. The National Lung Cancer Roundtable reports 20 percent of lung cancer cases are people whoвЂ™ve never smoked and 65 percent are former smokers or have no history of tobacco use. вЂњYou have people who have never smoked cigarettes who are not having lung cancer top-of-mind because they think it can only occur in individuals who smoke and thatвЂ™s really not the case,вЂќ National Lung Cancer Roundtable, ACR Lung Cancer Screening Registry Chairperson Ella Kazerooni said. Bitten by a walker on the ribs and left to reanimate (Alive) 1. Shot in the head by Andrea (Zombified) 1. Bitten in the arm and the neck by a walker (Alive). If you think lung cancer is just a smokerвЂ™s disease, think again. Pick-axed in the head repeatedly by Carol Peletier (Before Reanimation) 1. But a medical expert tells Eyewitness News there are two keys to prevent such devastating statistics. The American Cancer Society estimates lung cancer this year will claim nearly 132,000 lives in the U.S. ItвЂ™s why November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. But lung cancer claims more lives than all of those cancers combined.

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