{"id":114143,"date":"2024-02-12T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=114143"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:17:58","slug":"the-lifesaving-impact-of-lung-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=114143","title":{"rendered":"The lifesaving impact of lung cancer screening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lung Cancer affects almost 8,000 Veterans<\/a> and nearly 240,000 Americans every year.<\/a> Air Force Veteran Douglas Cross knows this better than most. A low-dose CT scan found his cancer at an early stage when lung cancer is most treatable.<\/p>\n

Cross, a machinist who joined the Air Force on the buddy system with his best friend, spent four years on active duty before returning home to Houston.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing up through the Air Force, I remember back in basic the only way you could take a break is if you smoked cigarettes. At every break I remember bumming a cigarette. I know it started during basic, and it just never stopped over the years,\u201d Cross recalled.<\/p>\n

As he got older, he grew concerned with his smoking habit and knew he was at risk for lung cancer. \u201cI started wondering, do I have cancer? It runs in my family,\u201d he asked. In late 2022, his primary care provider sent him for tests and Stage II lung cancer was discovered. After his diagnosis, he quit smoking with the help of medication.<\/p>\n

Living life to the fullest<\/h2>\n
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