Since Lung Cancer Is So Deadly, Why Don’t More People Get Screened?

Many people don’t realize that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]So why isn’t there routine screening for lung cancer like there is for many other forms of cancer? Obstacles to lung cancer screeningEven within the current guidelines, most people who are eligible to get screened don’t get checked out. A push for universal lung cancer screeningBharat thinks lung cancer screening should be universal after age 40, regardless of whether people have a history of smoking. This is especially important, he adds, because “the majority of patients we find lung cancer in are asymptomatic.”The post Since Lung Cancer Is So Deadly, Why Don’t More People Get Screened?