Women who are longtime smokers could potentially save their lives by\u00a0undergoing lung screens on the same day they schedule mammograms, according to a study by Vanderbilt researchers published in the Journal of Medical Screening.<\/p>\n
The researchers reviewed data from 18,040 women who were screened for breast cancer in 2015 at two imaging\u00a0facilities that also performed lung screenings. Of that number, 251 met the guidelines for lung screens, but only 63 of them were also screened for lung cancer by June 2019. Three of the women who underwent lung screening were diagnosed with lung cancer, and none died. Of the 188 women who weren\u2019t screened, seven were later diagnosed with lung cancer \u2014 including more advanced stages of the disease \u2014 resulting in five deaths.\u00a0 There were no deaths from breast cancer in this cohort during the study period.<\/p>\n
The researchers recommend that lung screens be concurrently available for women at risk for lung cancer when they receive their annual mammogram.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have done a tremendous job raising awareness for mammography, which presents an incredible opportunity to inform both patients and providers of lung cancer screening, which can save so many lives,\u201d said the study\u2019s lead author, Kim Sandler, MD, co-director of the Vanderbilt Lung Screening Program and assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences.<\/p>\n
More women die from lung cancer each year than breast, cervical and ovarian cancers combined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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