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LUNG CANCER
Source: American Cancer Society
CANCER
STATISTICS
15 1
IN
WOMEN
MEN
WILL
DEVELOP
WILL NOT
SURVIVE
AND
16 1
IN
13 1
IN
20
1
IN
WILL
DEVELOP
WILL NOT
SURVIVE
AND
We have also received ve stars from
Healthgrades for treatment of:
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Pneumonia.
•
Respiratory failure.
to Faith Regional for a lung cancer
screening using a low-dose computed
tomography (CT) scan (a pack year
determines how many cigarettes a
person has smoked during his or her
lifetime—for example, one pack year
is equal to smoking 20 cigarettes, or
one pack, every day for one year).
Screening for lung cancer with a
chest CT can nd lung nodules, or
small spots in the lungs, in 1 out of
every 4 individuals who get the scan.
There is no way to determine if the
small lung nodules are scars or lung
cancer without further testing. CT
scans are usually done over time to
determine if the lung nodule grows,
and you may need a biopsy if the lung
nodule is large enough. At this point,
your doctor may refer you to Faith
Regional’s new Lung Nodule Clinic
for further testing to diagnose or stage
lung cancer.
A better biopsy
Faith Regional uses electromagnetic
navigation bronchoscopy as a mini-
mally invasive, outpatient option to
locate, do a biopsy and plan treatment
for a lesion (spot) detected deep in the
lung. The hospital is one of the rst in
the area to provide the superDimen-
sion
®
i•Logic™ System. This technol-
ogy enables the physician to use the
patient’s natural airways to take tissue
samples from very small masses and
to access lesions that were previously
hard to reach.
Faith Regional has recently acquired
an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS).
An EBUS can be used to obtain tissue
or uid samples from the lungs and
surrounding lymph nodes without
performing conventional surgery. The
results can be used to stage the lung
cancer by determining if it has started
to spread.
Make a change
The most important way to reduce the
risk of developing lung cancer is to
not smoke or stop smoking and avoid
exposure to tobacco smoke. People
who quit smoking greatly reduce their
risk of developing and dying from
lung cancer, and their risk continues
to decrease over time.
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Take the first step toward
quitting tobacco today.
Call
402-644-7417
or
wellness@frhs.org
to connect to local
resources that can
help you quit.
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