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Lung cancer screenings have been shown to reduce deaths by 20%-30% in high-risk populations. Learn about who should be screened as well as what to expect during the scan.

Prioritizing lung health during lung cancer awareness month

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently adopted new guidelines for lung cancer screening, changing the age at which men and women should start screening and expanding criteria for smoking history.

Siteman Cancer Center’s team of providers includes Gerald Andriole, MD, Division Chief of Urologic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who leads a new high-risk prostate cancer clinic at Christian Hospital.

At a small-town rehabilitation facility like Missouri Baptist Therapy and Wellness in Sullivan, Missouri, therapists are used to being on a first-name basis with their patients.

When it comes to lung cancer, time is of the essence. It remains the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women.