Bill: Cancer study will use Nebraska vets
February 3rd, 2010
Omaha Sen. Bob Krist’s father died of lung cancer in 2004, less than two years after it was diagnosed.
The cancer — from asbestos exposure as an electrician and Navy veteran — was diagnosed late, as are many lung cancers, Krist said.
Lung cancer is a death sentence if detected late.
But it can be treated if detected early enough, Krist said. In fact, 92 percent of those with early-stage lung cancer are alive after five years.