Women and Lung Cancer: A Deadly Combination

Shira Kupperman Boehler, then just 43 years old, went for a full-body MRI for a baseline picture of her health. When a small spot appeared on her lung, she followed up with a low-dose CT scan, right after returning from a six-mile run. She thought the scan would rule out anything serious. Instead, it led to a diagnosis of aggressive early-stage lung cancer and surgery to remove half her right lung.“This whole journey was scary, and I felt physically terrible after the surgery, but I soon realized I was very lucky to get diagnosed at such an early stage,” Kupperman Boehler said. “But I’m not un...

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