Andrea Girod Espinoza, M.D., FCCP
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Founder, FATE
Practicing Physician in Louisiana
I have had many losses day to day.
I have served, yet I am not a soldier.
I have held the hands of strangers and prayed to whatever higher power they needed in that moment, yet I am not a priest.
I have tried to help those less fortunate than myself, yet I am not a missionary.
I serve and tend to and pray with strangers because they call me "doctor".
Andrea Girod Espinoza, M.D., FCCP
Each year in Louisiana, we lose too many women to Lung Cancer, COPD, emphysema and
other related lung diseases directly as a result of TOBACCO USE
These women are our sisters, mothers, aunts, friends and even our daughters
Tobacco STEALS
It steals memories and moments that we cannot get back
More people YOU know here in Louisiana are being told they HAVE
LUNG CANCER
Louisiana has the 11th highest incidence
(number of cases diagnosed per year) in the U.S.
More people you know in Louisiana are DYING OF LUNG CANCER every day
Louisiana has the 8th highest death (mortality) rate of lung cancer in the U.S.
LUNG CANCER is the most deadly cancer in Louisiana,
It causes almost 1/3 of the state's cancer deaths
Lung Cancer here in Louisiana is almost entirely preventable
The vast majority of lung cancers are caused by tobacco
EVEN with the BEST treatment options…
Did you know, IN LOUISIANA, ONLY 15-20% of those diagnosed with Lung Cancer will be alive in 5 years?
Sadly, often times the TREATMENT of Lung Cancer-
Chemotherapy
Immune Therapy
Radiation Therapy
Surgery
Makes you or your loved one SICKER than they might expect
We often speak of quality of life versus quantity
The balance is difficult for everyone
Caregivers suffer as well-and we still lose the battle much too often
Did you know
MORE WOMEN SUFFER and DIE
every year in the U.S
of LUNG CANCER than BREAST CANCER?
There are SO MANY ways Tobacco Use can affect your body
But what about prolonged suffering?
Do you see yourself STRUGGLING to breathe each day because of the effects smoking can have on your lungs?
Being on OXYGEN for the rest of your life?
Having to have a bedside HOME VENTILATOR just to breathe?
COPD and Emphysema destroy lung tissue…IN SMOKERS AND as a result of SECOND HAND SMOKE
Why aren’t we talking about women’s issues regarding LUNG DISEASE?
Because there are MANY factors affecting women’s lung health every day, we MUST address the ones we can avoid
Can we detect cancer earlier?
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
Lung cancer screening :
Patients who meet ALL of the following criteria may be candidates for lung cancer screening:
50 to 80 years old
In fairly good health
Have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history
Are either still smoking or have quit smoking within the last 15 years
Patients who meet ALL of the following criteria may be candidates for lung cancer screening:
50 to 80 years old
In fairly good health
Have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history
Are either still smoking or have quit smoking within the last 15 years
