On this ALCSI podcast, Mr. Erik Hale talks about his journey as a lung cancer survivor and advocate. Erik, a non-smoker, was diagnosed in 2013 with stage IIIA lung cancer at the age of 30. In that year, he underwent radiation treatment, chemotherapy, and a lobectomy to remove half of his left lung. After one recurrence and another surgery in 2019, Erik is now healthy and thankful that he gets to spend his days with his family at their home in Broomfield, Colorado. Erik is a first-time author and hopes to get his first original novel, a noir thriller, published later this year.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. Large clinical trials have shown that lung cancer screening through low-dose computed tomography (CT) reduces lung cancer mortality by up to 33%. In fact, if every high-risk American were to get screened right now, more than 30,000 lives could be saved this year alone. However, less than 6% of high-risk Americans are currently getting screened. Visit our website at https://www.alcsi.org/ for free educational resources and webinars on lung cancer and lung cancer screening.