Many Colorado residents may be unaware that lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of men and women in the U.S. Here in Colorado, it is estimated that in 2018 alone, 2,560 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a report by CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. One of the reasons that lung cancer is so deadly is that it is often diagnosed in later stages, after the disease has already spread.
As a pulmonologist, I have seen firsthand the impact that this terrible disease has on families and residents of Colorado.
More needs to be done to raise awareness of lung cancer and the availability of lifesaving lung cancer screening. That's why I encourage residents who smoked or still smoke to visit SavedByTheScan.org to take an easy lung cancer screening eligibility quiz and learn if they may be at high risk and eligible for screening.
Editor's note: Robert L. Keith, is a professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
There is a problem with the non-profits that serve the homeless and elderly in Denver. Even though the unemployment rate is low and the economy is good, at least some of these organizations are struggling to meet their commitments to the poor. Arapahoe House closed and this summer the Salvation Army closed an adult rehab center.
The solution lies in the boards of directors of these organizations. There are professional business managers on all these boards. I implore these leaders on the boards of directors to act immediately.
The Trump administration is considering the denial of a path to legal status for immigrants whose family members may for even a short period of time receive public benefits such as health care treatment or emergency food supplements. Such persons would be labeled a "public charge," a mean-spirited, disparaging term often applied to immigrants and the poor by those seeking to deny them the dignity that all persons deserve.
It is inconceivable that the imposition of severe penalties upon the most vulnerable members of our society will move us closer to Bush's noble objective.
Good Grief! Did you watch the showdown on television in the Oval Office? Our esteemed Democratic leaders, who are supposed to be quick thinkers, missed a great opportunity to catch President Donald Trump in two of his many contradictions. If the Mexicans are going to pay for the wall as he has proclaimed many times, then why does he need $5 billion to build the wall? If the media is the enemy of the people, then why did he want so many media people in the Oval Office for the meeting? Oh well, maybe next time they meet, logic will prevail.