This news from the NY Times'
Sabrina Tavernise is startlingly
progressive, given the recent
past of American healthcare.
This test may be available to
some 4 million elders who have
smoked for 30 years or more,
even if they've been non-
smokers for up to fifteen years.
This screening program aims
to save 20,000 lives a year.
NY Times: Medicare proposes paying for lung cancer screenings for older long time smokers...
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
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