Our guest on this ALCSI podcast is Daniel West. Daniel is a survivor and dedicated lung cancer patient advocate committed to increasing awareness, supporting patients, and reducing the societal stigma associated with lung cancer. His journey began in October 2022 when two suspicious nodules were identified in his lung during a heart scan, and later confirmed to be stage 2b Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with an EGFR+ biomarker. He received treatment and his scans currently show no evidence of active disease. He has been actively involved with the Lungevity Foundation where he has attended their annual Hope Summit and contributed to a weekly support group with other survivors. Most recently, he has joined the MD Anderson Patient and Family advocacy program whose purpose is to improve the patient and family experience at MD Anderson. This past year he has spoken at national conferences, contributed to the 2024 AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report, participated in several webinars, and met with legislators to advocate for more lung cancer funding. Your podcast hosts are Priyanka Senthil, Jacob Rashap, Pranav Mandyam, and Sam Schwartz. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. Large clinical trials have shown that lung cancer screening through low-dose computed tomography (CT) reduces lung cancer mortality by up to 33%. In fact, if every high-risk American were to get screened right now, thousands of lives could be saved this year alone. However, less than 5% of high-risk Americans are currently getting screened. Visit our website at https://www.alcsi.org/ for free educational resources and webinars on lung cancer and lung cancer screening. Email: info@alcsi.org Twitter: @AmLungCSI Instagram: @amlungcsi