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Podcast: The Valley Today
Episode: Community Health: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Description: We pre-recorded today's conversation with Dr. Shalini Reddy, Thoracic Surgeon and Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery at Valley Health's Winchester Medical Center. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. As part of our community health partnership with Valley Health, our conversation this month focused on lung cancer screenings, the importance of having them BEFORE symptoms appear and the changes to who "qualifies." The American Cancer Society estimates that about 236,740 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022. Lung cancer remains the number one cancer killer, accounting for more cancer deaths than breast, colon...