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Veterans and Lung Cancer: Why Screening and Biomarkers Matter
Veterans face a higher risk of lung cancer, from smoking during service to exposures like asbestos, burn pits, and Agent Orange. Yet lung cancer screening remains massively underused.
Patient host Michelle Alarid, a National Guard veteran who served in Desert Storm and a lung cancer survivor of more than 10 years, talks with thoracic medical oncologist and retired Navy Medical Corps captain Dr. Martin Edelman. They cover who qualifies for screening, the evidence that it saves lives, why biomarker testing should guide every treatment decision, and why veterans diagnosed today have more reason…
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