Cancer
2 friends beat lung cancer, urge screening for the at-risk
Lung cancer evaluations often covered by insurance, can catch disease early
Ken Garfield
Contributing Writer
Published Dec. 20, 2024
Good friends Gary Pippin and Garry Hoover, left to right, share many things in common. One of those things is they both have a new zest for life after each receiving a lung cancer diagnosis, then surgery with the same Novant Health surgeon, Dr. Bret Borchelt. Photos by Mike Pollard.
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