A life-saving test exists, is simple to administer, and is covered for millions of Americans — yet only one in seven eligible adults has ever spoken with a doctor about it. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have illuminated a quiet crisis: lung cancer, the nation's deadliest cancer, is being caught late not for lack of technology, but for lack of conversation. In communities where smoking rates run twice the national average, the distance between a patient and a potentially curative scan is measured not in miles, but in words never spoken.
Only 15% of eligible Americans discuss lung cancer screening with doctors
Preventable lung cancer deaths likely occurring due to lack of early detection through available screening.