Smoking can cause serious respiratory  conditions such as emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. These conditions can lead to problems with your lung capacity.Some of the early warning signs of lung cancer are:

  • A cough that doesn’t go away
  • Chest pain
  • Hoarseness
  • Weight loss and loss of appetite
  • Bloody or rust-colored sputum
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fever without a known reason
  • Recurring infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia

EarlyCDT- LungTM is a commercially-available blood test to aid in early detection of lung cancer for high-risk individuals. Unfortunately, 80% of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in the latest stages of the disease. Nowadays, the so-colled EarlyCDT Lung is a simple blood test to identify people with a heightened risk of lung cancer for triage into CT scanning.

A finger prick or blood draw can be collected in GP or hospital setting.

EarlyCDT Lung can detect lung cancer on average four years before standard of care and

Stopping smoking is not easy but it can be done.  

 

 

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