New procedure boosts lung cancer survival rate and shortens recovery time
October 21st, 2009
Lung cancer ranks as one of the deadliest types of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of only 16%. But for those who catch it early, there’s a new, less invasive way to help boost those odds.
For Jennifer Hoppick, smoking was just something that ran in the family.
“Everyone in my family always smoked, all their lives, and no one ever got lung cancer,” says Jennifer.
The 61-year smoker thought she was in the clear until doctors heard something abnormal in her chest. She was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer.

