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Do You Need Lung Cancer Screening If You Quit Smoking?

According to the American Cancer Society, smoking So, if you’ve successfully kicked the habit and are now It is important to note that:
contributes to 80 and 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in a former smoker, do you still need to think about having a • Lung cancer screening is
women and men, respectively. lung cancer screening? not recommended if your risk
But what if you quit smoking? Quitting has some health According to Cleveland Clinic Florida pulmonologist of lung cancer is low, because
benefits that start right away and others that can lead to Ivan Romero-Legro, M.D., lung cancer screening is the harms of screening may
improved health over many years. recommended for those meeting all the criteria for high outweigh its benefits.
The risk of having lung cancer or other smoking-related risk including: • Screening is worthwhile
illnesses decreases after you stop smoking and continues to • Smoking the equivalent of 20 or more pack-years (e.g., only if you are healthy enough
decrease the longer you go without smoking, though your one pack a day for 20 years; two packs a day for 10 years) to tolerate the evaluation
risk will never be as low as that of someone who never • Being 50 to 80 years old and treatment of any lung
smoked. • Smoking for any portion of the past 15 years nodules or lung cancers that
are found.
If your doctor recommends
elDer eState Planning from page 14 your estate plan. Call our office now to get your estate screening, look for a program Ivan Romero-Legro, M.D.
planning review scheduled. As with most people, if it whose experts take the time
• A loved one passed away. is on the calendar, you will make it happen. Just as you to discuss its risks and benefits with you and are experienced
• A loved one is now battling an addiction. update your resume and meet with your doctor, dentist, in lung cancer evaluation and treatment.
• One of your trusted decision makers is now CPA, or financial advisor regularly, you should meet with Meanwhile, tell your doctor right away if you have any of
incapacitated. us regularly as well. We will ensure that your estate plan these worrisome symptoms – you may need testing to confirm
• A loved one is now disabled. reflects your current needs and the needs of the people you or rule out the presence of lung cancer:
• You or a loved one is now suffering some health love. Updating is the best way to ensure that your estate • A new, persistent cough or coughing up blood
challenges. plan will do exactly what you want it to do. • Unexplained shortness of breath or chest pain
• Your financial status or a beneficiary’s has changed, If you have questions about this or your estate plan and • Unintentional weight loss
either for better or worse. what documents are necessary schedule a consultation To make an appointment with a Cleveland Clinic
• Laws pertaining to tax, retirement accounts or benefits, today by calling our office at (561) 694-7827, Anné Florida pulmonologist, call (877) 463-2010 or visit
property, or other relevant topics have changed. Desormier-Cartwright, Esq., Elder & Estate Planning ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Access to schedule online.
• You, a trusted decision maker, or a beneficiary moved Attorneys PA, 480 Maplewood Drive, Suite 3, Jupiter, FL
to a new state. 33458.
• Your family circumstances have changed. The content of this article is general and should not be
• Your business circumstances have changed. relied upon without review of your specific circumstances
Procrastination by competent legal counsel. Reliance on the information
Estate planning is usually at the bottom of a person’s herein is at your own risk, as it expresses no opinion by
to-do list. After it has been completed, most people do the firm on your specific circumstances or legal needs.
not think about it again. Do not be like most people. An attorney client relationship is not created through the
Estate planning is an ongoing project that requires review information provided herein.
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