Screening for Lung Cancer

Lung cancer screening can find cancer early and save your life. Find out what it is, why it’s important, if you are eligible, and next steps.

Learn About Your Risk

From risk factors to how lung cancer develops, this section will provide you with a greater understanding of how and why lung cancer can develop.

Early Lung Cancer Screening

Who should be screened? How is screening done? Get the facts here, plus take the quiz to determine whether you are a candidate for lung cancer screening.

Understanding Your Results

Once your screening results are in, then what? In this section, you’ll learn about what the results may mean and how to take any next steps to care for yourself.

Latest News & Blogs

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Tracing the Clues of a Global Killer: How Dr. Charles Swanton’s Research Is Shedding New Light on Lung Cancer

As Chief Investigator of the groundbreaking Cancer Research UK (CRUK) TRACERx study, you could say that Dr. Charles Swanton is having a moment. Launched nine years ago, TRACERx seeks to understand lung cancer at its most basic level, “tracing” the clues that may predict how it starts and

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LUNGevity Foundation Welcomes Leah Fine, MBA, to the Organization

WASHINGTON, DC (May 10, 2023) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is pleased to welcome Leah Fine, MBA, as the vice president of its soon-to-be-launched Early Lung Cancer Center.

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The Basics of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Our lung tissue is made of different kinds of cells, including neuroendocrine cells. If these cells develop changes in their genome, they can begin to grow out of control and become tumors. Large cell lung cancer (which is the rarest form of non-small cell lung cancer) and small cell lung cancer (

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What the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency Means for You

It’s been more than 3 years since the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) first declared a nationwide Public Health Emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19. Since then, periodic renewals of the PHE have increased the flexibility of healthcare delivery. The PHE is set to end on May 11, 2023. A

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The Pervasive Stigma Associated With Lung Cancer

So how did I get lung cancer? Well, if you’re a lung cancer patient like me, I’m certain that this all too common question has played over and over in your mind as well; much like an endless repeat of a badly broken record (and yes, in light of today’s technology I am unabashedly dating myself

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Highlights of the 2023 Small Cell Lung Cancer IASLC Hot Topics Meeting

The first week of April definitely started with a bang! After the 2019 in-person small cell lung cancer (SCLC) meeting—convened by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and hosted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer in New York—the pandemic hit us in 2020. The 2021

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10 Reasons to Attend LUNGevity’s HOPE Summit

HOPE Summit is a weekend conference unlike any other! The Summit brings hundreds of people affected by lung cancer together to build their community, give and get support, and learn how to live well with lung cancer. As returning participant, Tom, puts it, “Imagine a world where you can look

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Beloved Reporter Goes Public with His Lung Cancer Diagnosis

A familiar voice to many in the greater Washington, DC area, Neal Augenstein, a beloved reporter at WTOP radio, joined fellow lung cancer survivor Melinda Ojermark to discuss his experience with lung cancer. Neal has a family history of the disease, so when a persistent cough would not go away, he

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Tackling the Biggest Challenges in Cancer

Cancer Grand Challenges is a partnership between Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which funds global teams of leading researchers across various scientific disciplines to tackle some of the toughest challenges in cancer research. As Dinah Singer, Acting Director

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How is Lung Cancer Caught Early?

The point at which lung cancer is diagnosed plays a key role in treatment and survival. The average 5-year survival rate for lung cancer diagnosed while still localized (stage I) is 61%. However, when it has spread to other organs of the body (such as the brain or liver) and is classified as

Latest Blog and News LUNGevity Announces Pierre Massion Young Investigator Awards for Early Detection Research

WASHINGTON, DC (March 23, 2023) – LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is honored to announce the recipients of the Pierre Massion Young Investigator Award for Lung Cancer Early Detection Research.

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Finding Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer: Tools and Resources

Clinical trials are an important option for patients because the newest treatment approaches, not available otherwise, are being tested in them. Clinical trial research leads to more advancements and potential treatment options, and the therapies used today were once tested in clinical trials

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