Catching America's Top Cancer Killer

<p>New national guidelines say millions more Americans should get screened for lung cancer. The test can save lives, but it's inaccessible to many and harmful to some. How should we balance the promise and perils of lung cancer screening?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/otis-brawley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Otis Brawley, MD</a>, Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine</p><p><a href="https://www.mskcc.org/profile/lisa-carter-harris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Carter-Harris, PhD, APRN</a>, Behavioral Scientist and Adult Nurse Practitioner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center</p><p><a href="https://www.templehealth.org/doctors/cherie-p-erkmen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cherie Erkmen, MD</a>, Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program, Temple University</p><p><a href="https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/radiology/ella-kazerooni-md-ms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella Kazerooni, MD</a>, Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan</p><p>Ida Pittman, lung cancer patient, Temple University Hospital&nbsp;</p><p>Helena Price, Ida’s cousin and health care advocate</p><p><a href="https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/dom/divisions/pulmonary-and-critical-care/research/silvestri-lab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerard Silvestri, MD</a>, Professor of Pulmonology, Medical University of South Carolina</p><p><br></p><p>Dig deeper into the research and tradeoffs of lung cancer screening on our website: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/05/27/catching-americas-top-cancer-killer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/05/27/catching-americas-top-cancer-killer/</a></p><p>Read a transcript of this episode: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/05/27/catching-americas-top-cancer-killer-transcript/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/05/27/catching-americas-top-cancer-killer-tra