Live Healthy West Virginia
Ep. 47 - Advances in Lung Cancer: A Breath of Fresh Air
Season 1, Episode 1
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24m
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., and West Virginia has the second highest rate of new lung cancer cases in the country. But survival rates are on the rise thanks to new treatments and lung cancer screenings.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and we talk about prevention, treatment, and screening with Kyle Chapman, MD, pulmonologist at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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