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HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS BY ALLISON THOMAS
TAKING CANCER DOWN
25
%
Overall cancer death rates declined by 25
percent-translating to more than 2.1 million
fewer deaths-between 1991 and 2014. This
progress is reflected in falling death rates for
the four most common types of cancer.
COLORECTAL
50%
from 1975 to 2014
LUNG
BREAST
43%
38%
in men since 1990
from 1989 to 2014
PROSTATE
LUNG
17%
3%
in women since 2002
annually since 1999
SOURCE: American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2017
LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS
48
W IN TER 2017
* No signs or symptoms of lung cancer AND
* Between ages 55 and 80
CALL
* Have at least a 30 pack-year smoking
history
* Currently a smoker or quit within the past
15 years
"Patients who meet the criteria should
discuss this option with their primary care
provider," says Wassim Shwaiki, MD, pulmonologist on staff at Community Hospital
in Munster and St. Catherine Hospital in
East Chicago.
Screenings are available through the
hospitals of Community Healthcare System-
Community Hospital in Munster,
St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and
St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart-and at
outpatient locations in Hobart, Munster,
Portage, Schererville, St. John and Valparaiso.
Low-Dose CT
Lung Cancer
Screening
To get screened, you
need an order from
your physician or nurse
practitioner. Call toll-free
at 800-809-9828 for an
appointment or for more
information.
ILLUSTRATION BY THINKSTOCK
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer
death in both men and women. Each year,
more people die of lung cancer than of
colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Most lung cancers are considered
preventable because they are related to
smoking and secondhand smoke.
Adults with a history of heavy smoking may
benefit from a low-dose CT scan of the lungs,
according to the National Lung Screening
Trial of the National Cancer Institute. Studies
have shown that screening with low-dose CT
scan versus traditional chest X-rays among
older heavy smokers reduced lung cancer
deaths by 20 percent. CT scans detect lung
cancer in its earlier stages, when it is more
easily treated, a key to increased survival.
Low-dose CT screenings are recommended
for those who meet the following criteria:
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