A new study finds that that female never-smokers may have a two-thirds higher risk of developing lung cancer than men who have never smoked.
Nonsmoking women are not advised to be screened for lung cancer. And any kind of genetic screening available right now is of limited use diagnostically.
But if you experience any symptoms that could indicate lung cancer, you should see your doctor immediately and get a low-dose CT scan. ,” says Aggarwal. “The earlier you are diagnosed, the more time there is for you to get targeted therapy.”
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