"The availability of lung cancer screening presents a powerful opportunity to save lives and turn the tide against lung cancer. To make this a reality, we must do more to ensure that those at high risk are aware of screening and that it can save their lives," said American Lung Association National President and CEO Harold P. Wimmer. "The American Lung Association is committed to defeating lung cancer, and this effort to raise awareness about screening is driven through our partnership with the Ad Council on the 'Saved By The Scan' campaign throughout Lung Cancer Awareness Month and beyond."

There are an estimated 9 million Americans who qualify as "high risk" for developing lung cancer and should talk to their doctor about screening. A person is considered high risk if they are between 55–80 years old, have a 30 pack-year history of smoking (this means 1 pack a day for 30 years, 2 packs a day for 15 years, etc.), and are a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years. The new availability of the low-dose CT scan at no cost from Medicare and most healthcare plans is a powerful opportunity to save lives, because the key to defeating lung cancer is early detection. In fact, if the disease is caught before it spreads, the likelihood of surviving five years improves from 11 to 55 percent. If only half of the Americans at high risk were screened, about 15,000 lives would be saved.


"I am honored to be a part of the 'Saved by the Scan' campaign to raise awareness of the low-dose CT scan among current and former smokers. It was by chance that I learned about this lifesaving technology and I could not be more grateful," said Frank Flahive, a LUNG FORCE advocate and lung cancer survivor. "I am living proof that as a former smoker you can go from scan to cancer survivor – that's the benefit of early detection with the low-dose CT scan. I encourage others who meet the screening criteria to discuss the scan with their doctors because it certainly saved my life."

To learn more about lung cancer and its risk factors, high-risk individuals are encouraged to take a lung cancer screening eligibility quiz at SavedByTheScan.org.

In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, GSK Consumer Healthcare and eBay for Charity are joining the fight against lung cancer and supporting LUNG FORCE.

From October 29 through December 2, 2017, for every box of Nicorette® or NicoDerm® CQ® purchased at CVS Pharmacy, GSK Consumer Healthcare will donate $1, up to $100,000, to LUNG FORCE.*

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