Abstract
•More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer; this is true for both men and women. •In 2013, 212,584 people in the United States were diagnosed with lung cancer. •People who smoke cigarettes are 15 to 30 times more likely to get or die from lung cancer than people who do not smoke. •There is a screening tool available for lung cancer. Kelli M. Fuller, DNP, ANP-BC, is an assistant professor at Saint Louis University School of Nursing in St Louis, MO, and a nurse practitioner at Christian Family Medicine in St. Peters, Missouri. She can be reached at . Department Editor Joanne Thanavaro, DNP, FAANP, who would like to hear your ideas for future columns, can be reached at .
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