Ex-Smoker Credits Low-Dose CT Scans at Methodist With Saving His Life

“Every smoker quits about a half dozen times before they actually do it,” says Bob Dearing. “I think the longest I had went without one was probably about a week and then I’d start up again. I’d find some excuse to smoke again.”

It wasn’t until he started working at Methodist Hospital as a patient escort in 2013 that he quit for good. Methodist is where he was also recommended for the hospital’s low-dose CT scan program for former and current smokers. And after several years of scans, hospital staff made a potentially lifesaving discovery for Bob.

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