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“Accurate, thorough and timely staging of lung cancer directly impacts treatment options and prognosis,” says Harold Wimmer, president and CEO of the American Lung Association. “This is why it’s imperative to educate people on how this process works, so they can ask questions and advocate for the highest standard of care throughout the cancer journey.”

The American Lung Association and Olympus have partnered on a new educational campaign providing easy-to-digest information and resources to families facing lung cancer. As part of the campaign, they are sharing these important

lung cancer staging facts

• 1. There are three main scenarios in which lung nodules are found: Lung nodules are small masses of dense tissue that may be an indicator of lung disease. They show up on imaging tests like X-rays and CT scans in one of three ways: through lung cancer screening of high-risk patients, when patients have symptoms and physicians are looking for a cause, or when patients are being treated for other conditions. If a nodule is found, physicians look at its size, shape and the patient’s health history to determine next