Worried About Your Lung Cancer Risk? Why a Chest CT Scan May Not Be Wise

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Thank you for this information about the risks of the CT scan. Is there information on the radiation from body scanners? I worry about the TSA workers who stand next to the machines all day.

Deborah of MD 9:44AM February 09, 2011

You might want to see more on early detection of lung cancer at www.HelloHaveYouHeard.com. We've developed a simple blood test for early detection for high risk patients (long term smokers/former smokers primarily) which has now been commercially available for almost 2 years. The company is Oncimmune and the test is EarlyCDT-Lung. It is covered by Medicare and private insurance.

Greg Stanley of IN 11:19AM January 16, 2011

If you're looking for more helpful information regarding lung cancer there is a new CME about Non-Small-Cell Lung cancer at
http://jhasim.com/lungcancer/ that may be of interest to you.
Hope this is helpful!

Hollyanne of TX 11:34AM January 12, 2011

Healthcare Town Hall » Actuarial study anticipates, supports recent findings on lung cancer screening. http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=3248

Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson of WA 12:03AM January 08, 2011

as a patient and lAYMAN ENDORSE EVERYTHING YOU SAY ONE SCAN SHOWS NEGATIVE AND THE NEXT SCAN A PATIENT CAN HAVE STAGE 4 WHT HAPPENED TO STAGE 2 AND 3 WHERE DID THEY COME FROM i HAVE STAGE 4 TERMINAL AND IT
IS DEVASTATING TO SAY THE LEAST AND THE ATT GIVEN AFTER PROGNOSIS
IS SHOCKING LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ONCOLOGISTS AND TIME TAKEN FOR TREATMENT OR CONSULTATIONS IS JUST UNNACCEPTIBLE FOR SOMEONE JUST NEEDING QUALITY OF LIFE 69 YEAR OLD FROM EDINBURGH

IAN MCGREGOR 6:18AM January 07, 2011

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toby lee of DE 8:23PM January 06, 2011

www.xrayrisk.com has more info on radiation and cancer risk including an online calculator that lets you calculate radiation dose and estimate cancer risk from CT scans, x-rays and procedures. The site also allows users to log-in and track their imaging history.

Mike Hanley of SC 8:15PM January 06, 2011