More than 40,000 in Shelby County qualify for lung cancer screening
On Nov. 1, a display of 60,000 white flags waves on the National Mall in Washington to honor the 120,000 lives lost annually to lung cancer. The display was erected by the LUNGevity Foundation for Lung Cancer Awareness Month. (Associated Press)
Barbara McGee said she did everything right to stay healthy during her life.
McGee, 71, who lives near Millington, ate a healthy diet, exercised and stay on top of her medical appointments.
There was one problem — she smoked cigarettes for four decades before quitting in 2015. Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with lung and esophageal cancer.
“Everybody I knew, and everybody that went to school with me, and everybody in my family smoked,” McGee said. “It was just a thing ... I wish I’d never seen (cigarettes) before.”
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