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Even Though I Had No Symptoms, I Found My Lung Cancer Early Enough to Treat It

As told to Erica RimlingerAt age 43, I had very few risks for lung cancer, if any. I ran regularly, ate well and had never puffed a cigarette. I’d also never been exposed to secondhand smoke or dangerous levels of air pollution. In fact, my dad was a lung doctor who warned me since early childhood about the dangers of smoking and all the other potential threats to my lung health.So imagine my surprise when, after a quick run, I arrived for a CT scan that was sure to be routine and walked away with a diagnosis of stage 1 lung cancer. Just one hour before, I’d been running my usual route, with n...