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

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.
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.
Janna D. My primary care doctor ordered a scan for me many years ago, after I had been smoking for about 40 years.
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.
Karen B. I am now a very lucky lung cancer survivor. This is due to early detection that only required surgery and no additional treatments.
Karen B. I am now a very lucky lung cancer survivor.
Denise L. For 3-6 months, I would pass a billboard on the highway as I drove home from work. It was for early detection, lung cancer., American Lung Association "Saved by the Scan" billboard.
Sharon A. I was recently diagnosed with lung cancer (carcinoid tumor) and had 1/3 of my lower left lung removed in May, 2024.
Elizabeth G. I am a lung cancer survivor. My cancer was discovered incidentally in a CT scan done for shortness of breath.

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