17/12/2025
Thank you SELF for helping spread lung cancer awareness. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women.
If you have lungs, you are at risk.
Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and that’s causing missed diagnoses in many people, especially women and those who have never smoked.
That’s the main takeaway from a new JAMA Network Open study that suggests most lung cancer cases are missed due to these guidelines. At the link in bio read what the study found, plus what oncologists recommend doing to stay on top of your lung health.
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