 My name is Faiz Bora. I am the Regional Chair of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian Health Network, Central Region, also Professor of Surgery at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. I look forward to chatting with you about lung cancer screening. Lung cancer screening is perhaps one of the most important screening tests that you can do for your health. If you screen for lung cancer, meaning you get a low dose CT scan once a year, you have a dramatically decreased risk of death or dying from lung cancer. So without that, one of the most important things that you can do to maintain your health. The current guidelines for recommending screening for lung cancer are all active smokers between the ages of 50 and 80 and past smokers who have quit within the last 15 years. If you meet criteria and if you are screened for lung cancer, there is a significantly decreased risk for you for dying from lung cancer. In fact, the risk is reduced by more than 25 and up to 30%, which in screening terms is a tremendous decrease in risk. Screening test really involves a very quick, perhaps a 5 second CAT scan. This is a low dose CAT scan and the amount of radiation received is probably just slightly more than a regular chest x-ray, so minimal exposure to radiation and with tremendous upside benefits for your health. It honestly probably takes less than 5 seconds. The CAT scan is done during one breath hold and by the time you breathe again, the CAT scan is done. If you have any doubts about your eligibility for lung cancer screening, then please take our 5 minute screening eligibility questionnaire.