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slightlv

(7,165 posts)

4. Doc has me down to get one of the screenings

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:44 PM

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after the first of the year... once the confusion of changing MA is over once again. I think it's a good thing. My x-rays have always come back okay, but a deeper scan can only be beneficial. I just wish it wasn't limited only to us smokers and/or former smokers.

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Why screening for the deadliest cancer in the U.S. misses most cases [View all] question everything Monday OP

I had the scan. Insurance paid the 2grand bill. multigraincracker Monday #1

Doc has me down to get one of the screenings slightlv Monday #4

no more chest x rays? nt msongs Monday #2

Of the 2 people I know bamagal62 Monday #3

Be careful of thinking more screenings will improve mortality. erronis Monday #5

She died of lung cancer KT2000 Monday #6

My mother died of lung cancer. no_hypocrisy Monday #7

I am sorry for your loss. This must have been hard on the whole family. question everything Monday #8

More tragic: after my mother discovered that she had less than a week to live, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #9