Lung cancer and esophageal cancer are very aggressive diseases. Early detection is essential. Acting quickly and decisively can make the difference between a cure and a life-limiting situation. The need to have in place a system to encompass the prompt diagnosis and care of a cancer that often involves complex treatment plans and coordination of services triggered the creation of the multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Shands Jacksonville. More information at jax.shands.org

Ex-Atomic Kitten and Snog, Marry, Avoid presenter Jenny Frost makes an emotional appeal to raise funds for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, a charity close to her heart since she lost her mother to the disease in January last year. The film features Cassandra Jardine, a Daily Telegraph journalist and mother of five, whose only lung cancer symptoms when she was diagnosed were shoulder pain and a ‘genteel cough’; and Vicky Baker, a non-smoking 29-year-old who has been battling the disease for three years. To donate please call 0800 011 011, go online at www.bbc.co.uk/lifeline or send donations to The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Freepost, BBC Lifeline Appeal.

Two years after Bonnie Borton’s second occurrence of lymphoma, a scan showed some very tiny lesions in her lungs. Borton opted not to have a needle biopsy, a calculated risk that left her not at all surprised when another scan several months later revealed one particularly suspicious tumor. “I knew at the time I was rolling the dice,” she said. And now she was 78, not an age where the body can easily handle the traditional surgical approach to remove tumors from the lung: Long incision, ribs spread, and sometimes broken, muscles split apart, all in a procedure that can mean significant pain and several months of recovery. Borton, however, was offered by her Stanford physicians a minimally invasive option not available until relatively recently, supported by advances in technology and human expertise: a video-assisted lobectomy, or VATS lobectomy. Surgeons would make just three, one to two inch incisions into her torso and, guided by a high grade video camera, remove her tumor. Not only would it be gone, but she’d probably be out of the hospital within a few days and back to her usual activities in a few weeks.

Watch Dr. Kucera discuss one of his patients, who took the EarlyCDT-Lung blood test for early lung cancer detection. See what happened after she took the test, and what Dr. Kucera thinks about EarlyCDT technology. For more information, visit hellohaveyouheard.com?utm_campaign=Case-Study—Dr.-Kucera-&utm_source=YouTube Additional information on EarlyCDT-Lung, lung cancer symptoms, risk assessment and other related topics, as well as additional physician testimonials can be found at HelloHaveYouHeard.com.

Watch Barbara’s amazing story about her fight against lung cancer, the benefits of early detection and how EarlyCDT-Lung impacted her life. ITV (UK) special on the EarlyCDT-Lung cancer test, a simple blood test which can help in the risk assessment for lung cancer, from oncimmune. For more information, visit hellohaveyouheard.com?utm_campaign=Can-We-Beat-Cancer-ITV&utm_source=YouTube Additional information about lung cancer, lung cancer symptoms, risk assessment and more can be found at hellohaveyouheard.com. Find lung cancer before symptoms appear.