Smoker or Former Smoker? Here Are 4 Key Things You Need to Know

MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have potent new weapons against the deadliest cancer in America and they want to make sure they're on the radar of current and former smokers.

"Lung cancer screening is the most powerful tool we have to lower cancer [deaths]," said Dr. Timothy Mullett, medical director of the Markey Cancer Center Network and immediate past chairman of the American Cancer Society Commission on Cancer. 

"Early-stage cancer is more treatable and at a lower cost than late-stage disease, and patients are more likely to get back to work," he noted.