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VATS approach for lung nodule surgery: How was your recovery? Pain?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Dec 30, 2025 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
My Dad, his Dad, his Sister and his brother all died of lung cancer but I am older and they died at 69, 70, 67 and 65. I was diagnosed at 66. We have no way of knowing what KIND of lung cancer theirs was but it would sure be nice to know where this came from. I have never smoked and just at the end of my yearly physical asked for a chest x-ray because I knew I was inching toward the age my Dad was when he died. Mine was 2.3 centimeters so it had been growing awhile. Do you have to know the type of cancers all of your family members had to participate in this study? I would do ANYTHING to not fear I would pass this on to my children.
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@rcerwin3 that is a lot of loss - sending you hugs! And good for you for asking for a chest x-ray - truly. For the study, you don't have to know the type of cancer. They have a screening questionnaire on their website. With so many family members having lung cancer, I think you qualify. You fill out the screening form - and then they email and call you if you've been accepted. If you have, they'll send a phlebotomist to your house and do genetic testing (for free). It takes a few weeks and then a counselor from their team will call and go over the results. If your results are positive, they'll also offer to test your family for free.