that varies by state, actually, in california it s as low as 1%, so we need to do a lot better in terms of educating patients, in terms of telling them to ask for screening, also primary care providers, but this is so important. we can really save lives. we know that 44% of lung cancer patients are being diagnosed at late stages and at that point the survival rate is 7%. compare that to early stage diagnosis where the survival rate can be above 60%. that s a really big difference. but why aren t more people getting screened? who is eligible even? exactly. that s the important point we want people to pay attention. if you are 50 to 80 years old, have a 20 year history, are either a current smoker or quit smoking in the prior 15 years, you would be eligible for screening, and screening is simple. it is a low dose chest ct scan, that would be done annually. i just had a patient in my office ask me questioned should i get this done, and we had that conversation. it s particularly impor
jesse: greg hates coldplay, welcome back, everybody, despite the surge and covid cases proving that everybody can get and spread the virus, the media taking their cues from president biden, ramping up the demonization of the unvaccinated even demanding they be punished. when you are fighting a war, you need all hands on deck. i don t want to reject those who still have not done the right thing, i will condemn them, i will shame them, i will blame them, so we can t write them off, we can penalize them more and say you have to pay more on a hospital if you are not vaccinated, you can t get life insurance or disability insurance at affordable rates if you are not vaccinated. jesse: hurt them, hurt them really badly. dagen: does this apply to lung cancer patients who smoke, do they get treatment? do you push them to the back of the line? do you charge them more for their insurance through their