“In Argentina, 13,000 cases of lung cancer are diagnosed every year and 75% are late.” Based on these figures, highlighted the cardiologist Jorge Tartaglione LN+ the importance of a study that, in his words, “could save the lives of 1,500 smokers“.
“If you smoke, have smoked or live with someone who smokes, give yourself two gifts,” said Tartaglione, specifying: “The first, Get ready for December 31st, which will be your last cigarette.. And the second, that you undergo a study that can save your life: low-density tomography“.
In Tartaglione’s words: “A low-dose CT scan is a test that can help you detect lung cancer early.“.
When asked who should have this done, the expert explained: “Anyone who smokes or smokes. Mainly people between 55 and 74 years old.” “If you have smoked more than thirty packs, or 600 cigarettes a year, do it.” If you’ve quit smoking in the last 20 years, do the sameTartaglione explained LN+.
About the access options for studying, The doctor pointed to a growing trend across the country. “There are companies in the Argentine Republic that do something fantastic: they take an X-ray and use artificial intelligence to determine whether the small tumor you have is malignant, helping you prevent lung cancer,” he explained.
“This is very important, it is a social concept that they are implementing in four provinces: in Salta, Mendoza, Córdoba and La Rioja“, Tartaglione listed.
From the specialist’s perspective, “you just go to the doctor and ask for a low-density tomography, You can save your life“.
Of the 13,000 cases detected in the country, Tartaglione summarized: “Anyone who smokes 20 cigarettes already has 12 milligrams of nicotine in their blood. I can’t tell you, give me your package and go. “It’s gradual.”
For Tartaglione, understanding the spread of the disease is based on two questions: Behavioral and psychological.
Regarding behavior, he pointed out: “When you are at home, imitate how you light a cigarette.” You will do the same thing 400 times. “If you smoke 20 cigarettes, multiply it and you get a huge number, which you do automatically.”
Regarding the psychological aspect, the expert insisted on gradual progress. Furthermore, he clarified that “The absence of symptoms does not mean that the disease is not present“.
“At the end of the year I would like to leave a message to all smokers: Get checked out. It is very important“, concluded Tartaglione.
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