‘But I never smoked’: A growing share of lung cancer cases is turning up in an unexpected population Sharon Begley By Sharon Begley

‘But I never smoked’: A growing share of lung cancer cases is turning up in an unexpected population Sharon Begley By Sharon Begley https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/26/growing-share-of-lung-cancer-turning-up-in-never-smokers/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=270760454&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pbybh8IgtNoG5WHi0zCRxEf2njxLA3sKSXtwDqQPWZiCYbdumNWHTEGUWK2V2bPMDwhPsuzyRgJL1N6eV6TpaVL1Zag&utm_content=270760453&utm_source=hs_email Screening rates for the deadliest cancer are low. Why? A 63-year-old Black man from Massachusetts, Michael Young never smoked, but he had almost all the other risk factors for lung cancer. He grew up on Air Force bases where the now-banned insecticide DDT was sprayed. Both his parents smoked, so he had 17 years of secondhand exposure. And in 2018, his mother was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the same type of cancer he eventually got. Despite all of this, neither was asked by their doctors to get screened. Their story reflects a lung cancer screening rate of just 5.7%, compared to 70% to 75% for other tests like mammograms, colonoscopies, and Pap smears. It’s been USPSTF-recommended only since 2013. Two reasons: insurance requirements and questions about who’s eligible, even as lung cancer has increased among never-smokers, as the late Sharon Begley reported in her last story. STAT’s Simar Bajaj has more on the issue.Screening rates for the deadliest cancer are low. Why? A 63-year-old Black man from Massachusetts, Michael Young never smoked, but he had almost all the other risk factors for lung cancer. He grew up on Air Force bases where the now-banned insecticide DDT was sprayed. Both his parents smoked, so he had 17 years of secondhand exposure. And in 2018, his mother was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the same type of cancer he eventually got. Despite all of this, neither was asked by their doctors to get screened. Their story reflects a lung cancer screening rate of just 5.7%, compared to 70% to 75% for other tests like mammograms, colonoscopies, and Pap smears. It’s been USPSTF-recommended only since 2013. Two reasons: insurance requirements and questions about who’s eligible, even as lung cancer has increased among never-smokers, as the late Sharon Begley reported in her last story. STAT’s Simar Bajaj has more on the issue. Why so few get screened for lung cancer, the deadliest cancer in the U.S. By Simar BajajAug. 18, 2023 https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/18/lung-cancer-screening-eligibility/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=270760454&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JUBWzEGBUBcX2soLmNyzg2Zp3xjJujiUIgAmZ9ixovVwswpyMkgNVFQnFTgBg-yRZ8DVZLawREpB4DASzrFukcTtnDA&utm_content=270760453&utm_source=hs_email