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Registration is now open! Join us for the annual 2024 Blood Cancers OncTalk! Register Now! This live, virtual, interactive patient education event...

Este 20 de julio no te puedes perder nuestro Foro anual de pacientes de terapias dirigidas de cáncer pulmón de GRACE en ESPAÑOL. Es un evento...

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Este 20 de julio no te puedes perder nuestro Foro anual de pacientes de terapias dirigidas de cáncer pulmón de GRACE en ESPAÑOL. Es un evento...

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Do you have lung cancer? Please help us improve patient resources by taking a short survey. Your feedback matters! Share your experience and help us...
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Hello, my father has stage 4 NSCLC (exon 21 L858R mutation) with metastasis to his brain. His first treatment was with Tagrisso, which worked...

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What kind of scans for BAC check up 19 years out?

I had BAC in 2000 at age 46.  They removed my RUL and RML for a 10 cm tumor.  This was followed by 7 weeks concurrent chemo and radiation because of a 0.1mm margin.  Yes, I am 19 years out.  YAY!  Now age 65 and retired.

 What kinds of scans should I be getting on my yearly check up?   I've been just getting a chest x-ray evey year for last 10 years, but wondering if I need an occasional CT or PET?   Otherwise feeling fine.  Is there a standard protocol ?  

Part 1: Lung Cancer Isn’t Your Fault, Even If You Smoked

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From the Grace Archives | Originally Published November 12, 2014 | By Dr. Weiss

Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer; 85% of lung cancer patients have smoked at some point in their lives (or, stated another way, 15% of lung cancer patients have never smoked).  While quitting smoking certainly decreases the risk of getting lung cancer, more than half of lung cancer happens in people who have quit. 

Part 2: Lung Cancer Isn’t Your Fault, Even If You Smoked

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From the Grace Archives | Originally Published November 13, 2014 | By Dr. Weiss 

Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer – 85% of lung cancer patients have smoked at some point in their lives (or, stated another way, 15% of lung cancer patients have never smoked).  While quitting smoking certainly decreases the risk of getting lung cancer, more than half of lung cancer happens in people who have quit.  

Reason #3 to not blame the lung cancer patient:

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