Five-Year Survival Rate Increases Dramatically with Lung Screen
TPMI's Lung Screen is a test designed to screen high-risk and non-symptomatic patients for lung cancer and other lung problems. With minimal radiation exposure, this scan quickly screens the lungs to detect pulmonary nodules.
Clinical research indicates that a "baseline" screening of high-risk patients via low-dose advanced CT can detect lung cancer at earlier and more curable stages than an ordinary x-ray. When symptoms have already appeared, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer is only 5%, while in patents assessed with CT for early detection, the five-year survival rate improves to more than 65%!
You Don't Have to be a Smoker to Have Lung Cancer
While it is a well-established fact that smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, it is estimated that 10-15% of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in patients who have never smoked. Unfortunately, most of these patients are women, and it has become increasingly more common for non-smoking women to be diagnosed with lung cancer. In fact, statistics show that one out of five women diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked compared to one out of ten men.
One more note: quitting smoking only gradually reduces the risk of lung cancer because the damage done by tobacco is irreversible. That's why it's so important to schedule your lung screen today.