BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Mercy Hospital is shining a spotlight on the life-saving power of early detection. One patient, Deborah Duerr, is proof of how timely screenings and expert care can make all the difference.

Duerr, a lung cancer survivor, credits early detection for her successful treatment.

“Early detection makes your whole life better; it gives you a fresh start,” she said.

After undergoing lung cancer treatment and surgery at Mercy Hospital earlier this year, Duerr quickly returned to her normal life, even traveling the world.

“I was gardening seven days after my surgery, traveling and doing everything,” she said. “Because it was caught early, that is the important part.”

The American Lung Association reports that about every two mi

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