Montana doctor says early detection key to preventing lung

BILLINGS — Nearly 227,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year in the United States — a diagnosis that often comes too late, according to one Billings doctor.

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"That’s one of the pitfalls of lung cancer is that it usually doesn’t give you signs or symptoms until it's advanced, so often when patients get diagnosed with lung cancer, and when they develop symptoms, it's already stage three or stage four," says Dr. Bruno Rodrigues, a pulmonary and critical care physician at the Billings Clinic.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month . Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women. Smokers are especially at risk, which is why doctors say they could be