Routine CT scan at Ascension Sacred Heart catches lung cancer early in Alabama woman

A routine CT scan at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola detected lung cancer in Joann Martin, an Alabama woman who had never smoked. Further tests and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis, and a surgeon removed one-third of her right lung before the cancer spread. Her case highlights how screening and follow-up of lung nodules can identify lung cancer early, when treatment may be curative.