Lung Cancer: Symptoms & Screenings
If you’ve smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for more than 30 years (or the equivalent), continue to smoke, or have quit within the last 15 years and are 55 to 77 years old, you will likely be eligible to be screened for lung cancer. However, not all of these patients should be screened.
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