Become a Respant- Lung Cancer Screening Begins with YOU!

The controversy that surrounds lung cancer screening rages on, but hope is on the horizon as organizations in every health care arena seen the wisdom in early detection of this deadliest of all cancers.

The Lung Cancer Alliance has compiled this list of organizations that have stepped forward to lend their support in the form of a letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicare Services.   Read about this.   And, remember to become a respant!  What is a respant?   Here are some ideas-

“Unfortunately doctors and health professionals, in general, do not study success. We are far more likely to consider an unexpected recovery to be due to the treatment or a spontaneous remission. However, I have learned from my experience with patients and by asking them, “Why didn’t you die when you were supposed to?” that they always had a story to tell. I can recall, as an intern, realizing that the seniors, with hip fractures, who were noisy and demanding didn’t develop pneumonia and die while the submissive, quiet seniors who never raised their voice or caused a problem had a much higher mortality rate.   – Bernie Siegel, M.D.

 You are your own best advocate!