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House Call with Dr. Andy: Lung cancer continues as big killer

lungs.jpg Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. Furthermore, over the past 25 years, the death rate from lung cancer has continued to rise. Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer combined. Is there some way we can screen patients to detect lung cancer early when it may be more treatable? More important, how can we prevent lung cancer?

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