Lung cancer awareness month

((STOP))NOVEMBER IS LUNG CANCERAWARENESS MONTH& A TIME TOENCOURAGE THOSE AT RK OMISTHE DISEASE TO GET SCREENINGS-- AND RAISE AWARENESS.

ISPOKE WITH DOCTORS FROM BAORYLSCOTT AND WHITE ABOUT WHATTHEY'RE ASKING THEIR PATIENTSTOO.LUNG CANCER MAKES UP ALMOST AQUARTER OF ALL CANCER DEATHSIN THE U.S. DR. CLAY GOWANONCOLOGIST, BAYLOR SCOTT &WHITE "IT REMAINS, DESPITE ALLOF THE ADVANCES OF TREATMENTOVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ITREMAINS ONE OF THE LEADINGCAUSES OF CANCER RELATEDMORTALITY." AND ATWH'S BEHINDTHE BURNING INCREASE?

--CIGARETTES... ACCORDING TO THEFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,CIGARETTE SALES SPIKED FHE TFIRST TIME IN TWO DECADES LASTYEAR... VIGING TEXAS CANCERDOCTORS CONCERN -- WE'REHEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.DRCL.

AY GOWAN, ONCOLOST,GIBAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE "THE ONLYWAY THAT WE ARE GOING TOREDUCE THE MORBIDITY ANDMORTALITY OF THIS IS REALLYTHROUGH PREVENTION AND EARLYDIAGNOSIS." BUT SYMPTOMSAREN'T THAT EASY TO SPOTN OTHE OUTSIDE... DOCTOR GOWANSAYS THERE ARE A FEW THINGS TOWATCH OUT FOR SUCH AS... --NEWOR INCREASING COUGH --OR ANINCREASE IN SHORTNESOFSBREATH.

BUT HE SAYS THEDISEASE IS HARD TO DETECT INTHE EARLY STAGES& WHICH ISHY WDOCTORS ARE CREATING LUNGCANC SERCREENING STRATEGIESTAILORED TO THE PATIENT.

DR.CLAY GOWAN, ONCOLOGIST, BAORYLSCOTT & WHITE "THOSE PATIENTSWHO ARE AT RISK FOR LUNGCANCER WHO ARE SMOKERS OR HAVEA HISTORY OF SMOKING, THEOSPATIENTS SHOULD BE SEEINGTHEIR PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS."DISPOSABLE E-CS ARE IGPOPULAR HABIT WITH SALESINCREASING 42 PERCENOMT FRFEBRUARY OF 2020 TO MARCH OF2021& AND DOCTORS WARN -- IT'SSTILL DANGEROUS FOR YOURLUNGS.

DR. CLAY GOWAN,ONCOLOSTGI, BAYLOR STT &COWHITE "CERTAINTLY NOT A SAFEALTERNATIVE TO SMOKING." BUTTHE BEST WAY TO AVOID LUNGCANCER?

-- KICKING THE HABIT.AND GOWAN HOPES MORE PATIENTSWILL CHOOSE THEIR HEALTH.

DR.CLAY GOWAN, ONCOLOGIST, BAORYLSCOTT & WHITE "I WOULDENCOURAGE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOIS A SMOKER OR A FORMER SMOKERTO HAVE A DISCUSSION WHITTHEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANABOUT EMPLOYING A SMOKINGSECESSION STRATE."GYFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUTLUNG CANCER OR IF YOU WANT TOGET A SCREENING& HEALTHPROFESSIONALS URGE YOU