ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE:  How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer

ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE:  How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer

From Get Connected by 106.7 Lite fm (WLTW-FM)

June 8, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Shira Kupperman Boehler shares her journey from lung cancer patient to advocate for early detection and health policy reform.

At a certain age, most women start getting regular cancer screenings: Mammograms, colonoscopies, pap smears…and yet, not for lung cancer, even though lung cancer is the most common cancer death among women in the U.S. There is currently no universal screening for lung cancer, and perhaps as a result, by the time most women are diagnosed, the prognosis is dire. For Shira Kupperman Boehler, her unexpected lung cancer diagnosis has spurred her from being a patient, to an author and policy reformer. Kupperman Boehler is founder of  CANCER DOESN’T CARE , an initiative focused on advancing early lung cancer detection and prevention-focused health policy, and she is author of ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE:  How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Shira Kupperman Boehler

Topics covered

  • lung cancer
  • cancer screening
  • health policy
  • women's health
  • early detection

Keywords

  • lung cancer
  • cancer screening
  • Shira Kupperman Boehler
  • health policy
  • early detection
  • women's health
  • CANCER DOESN’T CARE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CANCER DOESN’T CARE

Books & works: ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE: How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer

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