Lung Cancer Screening Stories | Saved By The Scan | American Lung Association

Diane S. I quit smoking in 2011. I started CT scans in 2020 once a year. Last May 2025, a scan showed a new nodule, so my doctor had me redo the scan in August.
Steve A. I was a smoker for about 55 years. I get an annual physical every year. My doctor is very thorough, and he sent me for a CT scan since I had smoked for so long. It came back negative, which was great.
Cheryl W. At my annual checkup in 2024, my primary care physician recommended and ordered a low-dose CT scan. I was afraid of what the test might find, since I started smoking as a teenager.
Linda T. My name is Linda and I am a 60-year-old wife, mother and grandmother. I want to shout from the rooftops how low-dose lung screening saved my life.
Janna D. My primary care doctor ordered a scan for me many years ago, after I had been smoking for about 40 years.
Donna F. My husband, Mo, was very fortunate that seven years ago his primary care doctor was aware of the screening for lung cancer for high-risk individuals.
Mary Beth T. This is a message for former smokers who think, like I did all these years, that you beat lung cancer by quitting their nicotine habit.
William S. I quit smoking in May 2018 and started getting yearly lung cancer screening scans in November 2018; they never showed any problems with my lungs.
Patt P. A random flyer in the mail, in 2016, advertising “Body Scans” for a reasonable price started my cancer journey.
Melinda M. I started receiving low-dose CT scans in 2015 because my insurance began covering them, and my primary care physician strongly recommended I get them.
Linda T. Wow I don’t even know where to start other than I am the perfect advocate for low dose lung screening as it saved my life.
Tracy V. I’m writing today to share why getting a CT lung scan is so important.
Lowell J. I smoked cigarettes, on and off for 40 years. At my annual physical, my primary doctor, said I should get scanned. He saved my life by doing so.
Carla G. I was screened on my own, as I had been a smoker for 38 years, having quit for eight at that time. My cancer was caught at stage one and I had the top lobe of my lung removed.
Karen A. I got screened last week with a low dose CT and it showed Stage-1 Emphysema.

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