Lung cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women. More men and women die every year from lung cancer than from any other form of cancer. In 2011, the National Lung Screening Trial showed a 20 percent decrease in lung cancer deaths in heavy smokers who received a low-dose lung screening exam. This screening helps to find lung cancer at an early stage so treatment options are more successful.Learn more from Matthew Graczyk, MD, thoracic surgeon at the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, about the importance of early lung screening.
