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Do You Need Lung Cancer Pulmonologists Corbin Hodder, D.O., and Michael Marsh,

Screening If You Quit M.D., who see patients at the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health
Family Health Center in Stuart, offer advice on this topic:
Smoking? • Talk to your doctor if you’re concerned about your risk
for lung cancer. Lung cancer screening is recommended for
According to the American Cancer Society, smoking those meeting all the criteria for high risk including:
contributes to 80 and 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in ○ Smoking the equivalent of 20 or more pack-years
women and men, respectively. (e.g., one pack a day for 20 years; two packs a day for 10
But what if you quit smoking? Quitting has some health years)
benefits that start right away and others that can lead to ○ Being 50 to 80 years old
improved health over many years. ○ Smoking for any portion of the past 15 years
The risk of having lung cancer or other smoking-related • Lung cancer screening is not recommended if your risk
illnesses decreases after you stop smoking and continues to of lung cancer is low, because the harms of screening may Corbin Hodder, D.O. Michael Marsh, M.D.
decrease the longer you go without smoking, though your risk outweigh its benefits.
will never be as low as that of someone who never smoked. • Screening is worthwhile only if you are healthy enough where experts take the time to discuss its risks and benefits
So, if you’ve successfully kicked the habit and are now a to tolerate the evaluation and treatment of any lung nodules with you, and are experienced in lung cancer evaluation and
former smoker, do you still need to think about having a lung or lung cancers that are found. treatment.
cancer screening? If your doctor recommends screening, look for a program Meanwhile, tell your doctor right away if you have any
of these worrisome symptoms, because you may need testing
to confirm or rule out the presence of lung cancer:
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• Unexplained shortness of breath or chest pain
• Unintentional weight loss
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if a low-dose CT lung cancer screening is right for you.

Club News

Santa Claus Is Coming

To The Martin County

Genealogical Society

Today’s Santa Claus traces his
lineage almost 2,000 years to a Greek
monk named St. Nicholas, and Santa
made his debut in the United States
in the late 1700s by way of Dutch
settlers in New York. At the Martin
County Genealogical Society’s December holiday meeting, Dr.
Robert Farley, appearing as Santa, will discuss the history of
this beloved Christmas tradition. The meeting also will include
holiday treats, a trivia game and a silent auction for gifts.
Dr. Farley, professor of history at Indian River State College,
developed the college’s Living History series in cooperation
with the Martin County Library System. The series offers
enlightening presentations on a variety of topics including
local legend and lore, American pioneers, art and current
world events. Farley earned a Bachelor of Arts at Villanova
University, a Master of Arts at Georgetown University and
a Master of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. He also
attended summer schools at Oxford and the Sorbonne. After
serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines and teaching at
Tunghai University in Taiwan, he returned to the United States
to teach history at IRSC.
Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at the Blake

ELEVATE Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart, from 1 to 3 p.m.,
Friday, Dec. 16. To participate via Zoom, go to mcgsfl.org and
register by Dec. 15.
The Genealogical Society offers a variety of services at the
YOUR LIVING Genealogy Room in the Blake Library in Stuart including an
extensive research library, access to several genealogy websites
and assistance from MCGS volunteers. For more information
about membership, activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.

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