December 3rd, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals the survival rate has increased 26% in the last five years.  Maryland ranked among the best states for non-smoking adults and better for surgery as a first course of treatment.  Aleks Casper of the American Lung Association says that those with a high lung cancer risk need to get screened…

"If we can get people screened, right, then our chances of impacting all the other metrics improve. So if we get people screened and we can find it early, then we can connect them to treatment and we can connect them to surgery, which impacts outcomes."