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New tool helps determine risk for lung cancer

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In keeping with that, the North Shore Shape Up wellness program would like to direct you to a new online tool from the American Lung Association to help people figure out if they should see their doctor and request a CT screening for lung cancer. The tool is at:

http://lungcancerscreeningsaveslives.org/

“If this screening were widely implemented, 3,000 to 4,000 lives could be saved every year,” the ALA says on its website. Please take a few minutes and check it out — we’ll all breathe easier!