Lung Cancer Screening What is screening and what does it have to do with lung cancer?

Screening is when a healthcare provider looks for a disease before symptoms arise. Healthcare providers screen for diseases that are easier to treat and potentially cure when detected early. Other cancers for which your healthcare provider may screen you include breast cancer and colon cancer. Lung cancer is a good example of a disease that does not usually cause noticeable symptoms until the disease is advanced. When lung cancer is detected in its earliest stages, it may be curable. However, when discovered in more advanced stages, lung cancer is often incurable and is the #1 cause of cancer related death worldwide.