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

Deb M. I stopped smoking overnight in 2011 during a lung cancer diagnosis that turned out to be pneumonia.
Raymond M. I am Raymond Metz. On October 14, 2022, I visited my pulmonologist for a sleep apnea consultation. Taking initiative and with a stroke of luck, I requested a chest X-ray when my healthcare provider mentioned the low-dose lung cancer screening test.
Nora P. My primary doctor and I decided I needed to get a scan since I started smoking at the age of nine! So at the age of 54, in 2016, I got a low dose CT Scan.
Laverne C. MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; this was the lung cancer type that I had.
Tracy G. The picture of health, active, health conscious and all natural were all words used to describe Tracy.
Queenie B. I lost both of my parents and my brother to the same type of lung cancer.
Frank L. I had the screening and it found I had stage 1a non-small cell lung cancer.
Gina-Marie W. If it wasn’t for the commercial, "If You’re a Smoker Get Scanned," my mom wouldn’t be here today.