CANPrevent is a prevention series featuring experts from Penn's Abramson Cancer Center. CANPrevent Lung Cancer is a half-day symposium designed to help those at risk for lung cancer:
Learn about the key risk factors for lung cancer
Hear about the latest results from a National Cancer Institute (NCI) study showing that there were 20 percent fewer deaths among smokers who were screened every year with low dose spiral CT scans, compared to those who had standard x-rays.
Learn how lung cancer can be detected early at its most treatable stage by low dose spiral CT scanning
Understanding their lung cancer risk
Learn how to quit smoking
Learn how to prevent someone from starting to smoke cigarettes
Have questions answered by lung cancer experts
Find out about risk for all cancers by taking the OncoLink® What's My Risk? Confidential Questionnaire