http://www.lungblog.com/2006/08/lung-cancer-screenings-may-again-gain-approval/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lungblog.com/2006/08/lung-cancer-screenings-may-again-gain-approval/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Tracie Klein Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.lungblog.com/2006/08/31/lung-cancer-screenings-may-again-gain-approval/#comment-13 This is the thing that upsets me the most. I do understand that there are a number of false positives with low-dose spiral cts. However, what is the alternative? Until a better screening method is developed, we need to use the best modality available to diagnose lung cancer in its earliest stages. I'm sure that anyone diagnosed with stage IV metastatic lung cancer would agree with me. Because lung cancer typically does not manifest symptoms, at least symptoms severe enough to warrant a doctor's visit, until it has spread beyond the lungs, the morbidity rate is extremely high. For all the victims and their families, it is time to make lung cancer screening as common as mammograms and PSA tests. This is the thing that upsets me the most. I do understand that there are a number of false positives with low-dose spiral cts. However, what is the alternative? Until a better screening method is developed, we need to use the best modality available to diagnose lung cancer in its earliest stages. I’m sure that anyone diagnosed with stage IV metastatic lung cancer would agree with me. Because lung cancer typically does not manifest symptoms, at least symptoms severe enough to warrant a doctor’s visit, until it has spread beyond the lungs, the morbidity rate is extremely high. For all the victims and their families, it is time to make lung cancer screening as common as mammograms and PSA tests.

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