{"id":16843,"date":"2023-03-02T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/?post_type=therapeutic-area&#038;p=16843"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T12:26:33","slug":"lung-cancer-facts-or-myths-an-key-00438","status":"publish","type":"therapeutic-area","link":"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/therapeutic-areas\/oncologia\/lung-cancer-facts-or-myths-an-key-00438\/","title":{"rendered":"Lung Cancer Facts or Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-v1-columns--454f716aa8e05d5ec9a06f106444962f mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--505640b97b0d71457250eb9eb8db3041 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-12 mhh-mcn-column--l-12\">\n    \n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--align-full mhh-mcn-v1-image--9e5577a64f326a3c3f0482e250901e1f\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16844\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_1-2.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"989\"\n        height=\"390\"\n                alt=\"Lung Cancer\nFacts or Myths\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--align-medium mhh-mcn-v1-columns--83a5b572b5d43fadf3f2dd6af6a03fc9 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--052d71d7d55a634a109a9d608aa5eadf mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-12 mhh-mcn-column--l-12\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--align-narrow mhh-mcn-v1-columns--a1ec5134148964679d137819c1624049 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-s\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--83b13a23ade576f62198dc7701a44d54 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-1 mhh-mcn-column--l-1\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"has-teal-500-color has-text-color wp-block-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--center mhh-mcn-v1-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--0896eae3e2425d5d9db9241d9b82689d\"><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--56499781a4d5006eda633d2b169b8db1 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-10 mhh-mcn-column--l-10\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-v1-columns--3be35c3d28ed4b7caa032b8d7f5fe0b6 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--625c689a224713fe8fac7b625049b535 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--6 mhh-mcn-column--m-4 mhh-mcn-column--l-4\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"has-teal-500-color has-text-color wp-block-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--center mhh-mcn-v1-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--5d8682fee78bd578192a42951ca87186\"><strong>Myth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--11e081ce965996f76605ebbe6fb411ad mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--6 mhh-mcn-column--m-8 mhh-mcn-column--l-8\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"has-teal-500-color has-text-color wp-block-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--center mhh-mcn-v1-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--35e5befc8a60689b95184222d9116a0e\"><strong>Fact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--8b11b41ca118b6c5aafcfc1c62d5333f mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--f6f8e0f3534ce5f52905e779798b1874 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-4 mhh-mcn-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--4aaa7405542be1842fd6f63f7433a597 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--fa823e81f2564d54dcd82817ea170a0e mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--10 mhh-mcn-column--m-10 mhh-mcn-column--l-10\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-teal-700-color has-text-color has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--9ee67c3c4c864de0e002b1a1c4b53600\"><em>You must have Symptoms to qualify for a lung cancer screening.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--3484ca1e9aac0ad823ec909946d758d7 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--2 mhh-mcn-column--m-2 mhh-mcn-column--l-2\">\n    \n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--a0fc770208d8f3d0b035f2ef029a0954\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16859\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3-1.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"14\"\n        height=\"39\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--cccfb262aee6503b79e4cb29ca2cdb62 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-8 mhh-mcn-column--l-8\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--32a679cfbee630a15fa926da8abb8b68\">Having symptoms (such as, a new cough that lasts more than three weeks or a cough that gets worse) is not a requirement to qualify for a lung cancer screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--428b271b0928feca448b2f1e783f7f68\">Recently updated screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) aim to increase lung cancer screenings to help more people detect lung cancer earlier, which, in some cases, can happen before any symptoms are present.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--308568a6a448dc1f0a6205d485604ae1 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--78edf766bb39050140363f8f469a355c mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-4 mhh-mcn-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--debdbcd211bcbf38ad2b781e32379987 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--92a97c4533752837a876b8ec4074a687 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--10 mhh-mcn-column--m-10 mhh-mcn-column--l-10\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-teal-700-color has-text-color has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--2a3ea2578c6662161d98f4b63331eef3\"><em>Only active smokers need to be screened for lung cancer<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--3484ca1e9aac0ad823ec909946d758d7 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--2 mhh-mcn-column--m-2 mhh-mcn-column--l-2\">\n    \n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--a0fc770208d8f3d0b035f2ef029a0954\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16859\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3-1.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"14\"\n        height=\"39\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--dc981ac19d7293d071d4d598bf97438d mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-8 mhh-mcn-column--l-8\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--8cac0c7306bd0acee03c4691f0f3fdf2\">People who currently smoke or have smoked in the last 15 years may qualify for a lung cancer screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--59168be70133f8f1527c535359d2f207\">The greatest risk for lung cancer is a history of smoking. Adults between ages 50 and 80 should be screened every year if they currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years, and have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--1baa634911157a7608ef5015454858ed\"><sup>*<\/sup>A pack-year equals the number of packs of cigarettes a person smoked per day, multiplied by the number of years that they have smoked. For example, a person with 20 pack-years could have smoked 1 pack a day for 20 years, or 2 packs a day for 10 years, or half a pack a day for 40 years, etc.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--12107aab8e8bf657c7a619bb7c503a79 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--1f8ab7eefbb73c1ffe7dce4b254e5b88 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-4 mhh-mcn-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--1ad9bbc94cadd4394cfa6ab8feffda3a mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--66c1f4f149d6e53c601e5542d262c357 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--10 mhh-mcn-column--m-10 mhh-mcn-column--l-10\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-teal-700-color has-text-color has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--21a1e178c1e4b6f9273557978f62f2dd\"><em>Lung cancer screening are painful and invasive.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--3484ca1e9aac0ad823ec909946d758d7 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--2 mhh-mcn-column--m-2 mhh-mcn-column--l-2\">\n    \n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--a0fc770208d8f3d0b035f2ef029a0954\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16859\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3-1.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"14\"\n        height=\"39\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--b56b6d49c38f8961b2d2aab24dfd20d2 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-8 mhh-mcn-column--l-8\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--ec648059c7ed29744040e4768073446d\">Lung cancer screenings only take a few minutes, are not painful and do not involve any needles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--d2d96638e14ddf9ebd77c5dec74ba9a8\">During low-dose CT (computed tomography) scan, you lie on a table and an X-ray machine takes pictures of your lungs. It provides quality images of your lungs using 90% less ionizing radiation than a standard CT scan of your chest. The entire scan takes less than ten minutes. After your scan, your doctor will contact you with the results and talk about any next steps.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--39bcf398a2478b514f3ff0c26817fa81 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--0f82a4872cb161013992a21bf5bbc2c1 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-4 mhh-mcn-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-columns mhh-mcn-columns--vertical-alignment-center mhh-mcn-v1-columns--3fdbcb0872e8d347751a65701deb4d95 mhh-mcn-v1-columns mhh-mcn-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mhh-mcn-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--543c5faee1888d816fa90b0bb65ee53e mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--10 mhh-mcn-column--m-10 mhh-mcn-column--l-10\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-teal-700-color has-text-color has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--db850a2a8d3e20634a5b5991ef6d69ae\"><em>If you currently do not meet the criteria for a lung cancer screening, you will never<br>need one.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--3484ca1e9aac0ad823ec909946d758d7 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--2 mhh-mcn-column--m-2 mhh-mcn-column--l-2\">\n    \n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--a0fc770208d8f3d0b035f2ef029a0954\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16859\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3-1.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"14\"\n        height=\"39\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--9fa30ca0a78090dba36a0ff76a8c966f mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-8 mhh-mcn-column--l-8\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--2c1f19cc2ecd3c979d276aa563cf347b\">Your risk for lung cancer may change over time, for example, the longer you smoke, the greater your risk. So, even if you\u2019re not eligible for screening now, you may be eligible in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-object-object-font-size   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--b11c356134f500c8cfc8bb27f55dded4\">Other things that increase your risk for lung cancer include a family history of lung cancer or exposure to certain materials in the environment, such as radon gas, asbestos, secondhand smoke and other materials that may cause cancer like arsenic, chromium andnickel. You may be eligible for screening at a later date, so it\u2019s important you talk with your doctor about screening during your annual health checks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-column mhh-mcn-v1-column--83b13a23ade576f62198dc7701a44d54 mhh-mcn-column mhh-mcn-column--12 mhh-mcn-column--m-1 mhh-mcn-column--l-1\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"has-teal-500-color has-text-color wp-block-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--center mhh-mcn-v1-heading mhh-mcn-v1-heading--0896eae3e2425d5d9db9241d9b82689d\"><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-image mhh-mcn-v1-image--align-full mhh-mcn-v1-image--921fd41e2315cf9e6cd07df066853ef6\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"mhh-mcn-image mhh-mcn-image--full wp-image-16903\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/msdconecta.co.cr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_4-1.png?quality=80&#038;lossy=1\"\n        width=\"992\"\n        height=\"310\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"        alt=\"Yearly screening for people\nat high risk for lung cancer\ncan help save lives by\nfinding lung cancer earlier,\nbefore it has spread.\"\n            \/>\n            <\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"   mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph mhh-mcn-v1-paragraph--bca1a52741a449c5b473116d7995eb3e\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"mhh-mcn-v1-clist mhh-mcn-v1-clist--b1c961544632576d19bf3a99c7cc0bc0 mhh-mcn-v1-clist--order-starts-2-digits mhh-mcn-list list-style-type-line\" start=\"1\">\n    <li>American Cancer Society. Every cancer. Every life. Available in: https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/healthy\/find-cancer-early\/how-to-get-screened-for-cancer-if-you-dont-have-a-doctor.html. Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>American Cancer Society. Lung Cancer Risk Factors. Available in: https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/lung-cancer\/prevention-and-early-detection\/risk-factors.html Date: October 1, 2019. Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>American Lung Association. Lung Cancer Key Findings. Available in: https:\/\/www.lung.org\/research\/state-of-lung-cancer\/key-findings Date: November 17, 2022. Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>American Lung Association. What to Expect from a Lung Cancer Screening . Available in: https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/lung-cancer\/saved-by-the-scan\/resources\/what-to-expect-from-lung-cancer-screening | American Lung Association Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Low-dose CT (LDCT) scan. Available in: https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/lung-cancer\/screening-resources\/what-to-expect-from-lung-cancer-screening Date: MAY 6, 2022. Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>Global Lung Cancer Coalition. COVID-19 and lung cancer symptoms \u2013 know the difference. https:\/\/www.cancercenter.com\/cancer-types\/lung-cancer\/diagnosis-and-detection\/low-dose-ct-scan Date: January 2021. Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>GO2. Frequently Asked Questions About Screening. Available in: https:\/\/go2foundation.org\/risk-early-detection\/frequently-asked-questions\/ Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>NIH. Low-dose CT scan. Available in: https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/publications\/dictionaries\/cancer-terms\/def\/low-dose-ct-scan Citation date: December 19, 2022<\/li><li>NCI. Pack Year. Available in: https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/publications\/dictionaries\/cancer-terms\/def\/low-dose-ct-scan. 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