Nebraska lung cancer screening numbers rank sixth nationally
A LITTLE BIT. JACK. MELISSA, THANK YOU. SEAN NOVEMBER IS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. LUNG CANCER IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK. RESEARCHERS SAY THIS YEAR, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER JUST IN THE U.S. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEINING IS LIVE AT CHI HEALTH SIOUX UMC. BERGAN MERCY WITH THE CHIEF OF THORACIC SURGERY, ANNA. YEAH. GOOD MORNING, JACK AND MELISSA LUNG CANCER IS THE LEADING CANCER KILLER WORLDWIDE. AND JOINING ME NOW IS DOCTOR AARON GILLESPIE HERE AT CHI HEALTH. BERGAN MERCY AND DOCTOR GILLESPIE, CAN YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF LUNG CANCER WORLDWIDE? ABSOLUTELY. SO LET’S BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT BY REGION. LET’S TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE UNITED STATES. FIRST. SO IN THE UNITED STATES WE SEE ABOUT 230,000 NEW LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSES ANNUALLY. THIS MEANS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 650,000 PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY WHO ARE EITHER BATTLING LUNG CANCER RIGHT NOW OR ARE CELEBRATING LUNG CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, WHICH IS ALWAYS INCREDIBLE. BUT WE ALSO LOSE. ABOUT 125,000 PEOPLE TO LUNG CANCER EVERY YEAR HERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. WE SEE ABOUT 50 CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE. SO FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY’RE GOING TO BE TOUCHED BY LUNG CANCER IN THEIR LIVES. AND WHO SHOULD BE SCREENED. YEAH, THAT’S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING, OF BREAST SCREENING, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WE HAVE LUNG CANCER SCREENING. AND IT’S SO IMPORTANT. AND IN FACT, THE GUIDELINES JUST GOT UPDATED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 50 AND 80, IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF 20 PACK YEARS OF SMOKING, AND IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR FORMER SMOKER THAT HAS QUIT WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS, YOU QUALIFY. WELL, ALL GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLESPIE. WHEN WE RETURN, WE WILL COME BACK IN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND TALK WITH DOCTOR GILLESPIE ON HOW C-H-I HEALTH IS MAKING SCREENINGS. MORE AVAILABLE. SCHEDULING WITHOUT THE HEADACHE. BACK T
Nebraska lung cancer screening numbers rank sixth nationally
CHI Health’s chief of thoracic surgery urges lung cancer awareness
Updated: 8:42 AM CST Nov 26, 2024
Dr. Erin Gallaspie, the chief of thoracic surgery at CHI Health, joined KETV to share her insight and expertise for November’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is America’s leading cancer killer with approximately 125,000 lives lost annually. Yearly screenings for lung cancer with a low dose CT scan are recommended for 50–80-year-olds, smokers or former smokers and/or if you have at least a 20-pack-year history of smoking (equal to one pack per day). It is also recommended that you get screened if you have a possible family history of lung cancer or are exposed to environmental factors such as radon, asbestos, air pollution, secondhand smoke, etc.Symptoms of lung cancer include chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, coughing blood, unexplained weight loss, etc. CHI Health is proud to promote two initiatives: “Screen Your Spouse” and a pilot initiative that encourages a one-stop shop for lung and breast cancer screenings. CHI Health is trying to make screenings more accessible and easier for everyone with busy schedules, so don’t be surprised if next time you get your breast cancer screening or something else, they ask you about getting a lung cancer screening as well.Talk to your primary care or family medicine doctor about if you qualify for a lung cancer screening, insurance will cover it at a certain age or if you meet other risk factors, which includes more than just smoking. You can also take a free health risk assessment on our website, chi health.com /lungscreening.
Dr. Erin Gallaspie, the chief of thoracic surgery at CHI Health, joined KETV to share her insight and expertise for November’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Lung cancer is America’s leading cancer killer with approximately 125,000 lives lost annually. Yearly screenings for lung cancer with a low dose CT scan are recommended for 50–80-year-olds, smokers or former smokers and/or if you have at least a 20-pack-year history of smoking (equal to one pack per day). It is also recommended that you get screened if you have a possible family history of lung cancer or are exposed to environmental factors such as radon, asbestos, air pollution, secondhand smoke, etc.
Symptoms of lung cancer include chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, coughing blood, unexplained weight loss, etc.
CHI Health is proud to promote two initiatives: “Screen Your Spouse” and a pilot initiative that encourages a one-stop shop for lung and breast cancer screenings. CHI Health is trying to make screenings more accessible and easier for everyone with busy schedules, so don’t be surprised if next time you get your breast cancer screening or something else, they ask you about getting a lung cancer screening as well.
Talk to your primary care or family medicine doctor about if you qualify for a lung cancer screening, insurance will cover it at a certain age or if you meet other risk factors, which includes more than just smoking. You can also take a free health risk assessment on our website, chi health.com /lungscreening.
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