SCREENING FOR
LUNG CANCER SAVES LIVES EARLY DETECTION IS KEY FOR LUNG CANCER TREATMENT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
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ung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in Rockland County, New York. The American Cancer Society recommends lung cancer screening with low-dose chest CT scans for patients over 50 years old who have smoked a pack a day for more than 20 years, regardless of MURALI G. KRISHNA, MD, FCCP when they quit.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital offers a screening program to detect and treat lung cancer early, when it is most treatable. Led by Murali G. Krishna, MD, FCCP, director of pulmonology at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, along with Dr. Cynthia Chin, Dr. Sean Kwon and Dr. Todd Weiser, thoracic surgeons who perform surgery at Montefiore Nyack Hospital and White Plains Hospital, this program provides patients access to screenings with a referral from their primary care physician.
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
A lung cancer screening typically involves a low-dose CT scan to detect early signs of lung cancer. If the screening identifies a nodule or abnormality in the lung, your physician may recommend further diagnostic tests. These tests include additional imaging studies, a biopsy or a PET/CT scan to gather more information about the suspicious lesion. If it’s malignant, the gold standard for treating early-stage lung cancer is thoracic surgery.
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