Doctor urges lung cancer screeningsBy Chien Hui-ju / Staff reporterPeople who have cases of lung cancer in their family should ask their doctor for regular screenings, as the survival rate for lung cancer that is detected early is nearly 100 percent, a researcher at National Taiwan University said. Before her surgery, Chung wrote on Facebook that her mother and one of her aunts had died from lung cancer. Especially non-solid nodules, of which 80 percent are malignant, are an indicator of lung cancer, as they often precede cancerous growth, he said. The National Health Insurance since June last year subsidizes lung screenings for high-risk groups, including long-term smokers and people with cases of lung cancer in their family. Health Promotion Administration officials have said that the subsidized low-dose computed tomography is the best tool to detect early-stage lung cancer, allowing physicians to start treatment at a stage with a high likelihood of recovery.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2021 15:56 UTC