Jim Hall’s job as a stationary steam engineer for General Motors (GM) required him to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which looks a lot like scuba equipment. He worked in the powerhouse with boilers, and the SCBA was the equipment he needed to go into confined spaces or vessels. “For safety, I had to be monitored with a yearly test for my respirator, to make sure it securely sealed against my face,” Jim said. “And every year, my doctor noticed my breathing was getting worse...
It is a message we have heard countless times- catching cancer early vastly improves the odds of survival. With lung cancer this has long been complicated. “Lung cancer typically goes undetected until it is in a late stage because there are seldom signs of cancer early on when it is curable,” said McLaren Flint thoracic surgeon Dr. John Kuhn . A new program at McLaren Flint aims to enhance the benefits of early detection and help streamline the healing process for patients. The Lung Nodule program...
Major advances in lung cancer detection are helping catch lung cancers at earlier stages, improving the odds of surviving the leading cause of cancer death. “It is so deadly because it spreads,” said Dr. John Kuhn , McLaren Flint cardiothoracic surgeon. “Lung cancer typically goes undetected until it is in a late stage because there are seldom signs of cancer early on when it is curable.” It starts with a simple scan. Computed tomography (CT) scans are not new. During this computerized x-ray imagi...