<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0JyIXe_1GxeaeVP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0JyIXe_1GxeaeVP00" width="1200" height="600" >GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - UF Health wants you to make your health a priority and during Lung Cancers Awareness Month, a screening event Saturday, Nov. 14 could save lives - and catch any possible lung cancer diagnosis early.The Get Screened &amp; Beathe Easy event will offer free lung screenings and an educational expo at the UF Health Ocala Neighborhood Hospital.It’s located at 2100 NW 35th Ave. Rd. The event runs from 9am-noon. Pre-registration is closed, but Pankit Patel, M.D., spoke with TV20’s Robert Bradfield about the importance of getting a screening.Dr. Patel is an interventional pulmonologist at UF Health and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine.He says more people die of lung cancer than of breast, colon and prostate cancers combined in the U.S.The American Cancer Society offers some key statistics for lung cancer.To watch his interview, click on the video above.</div></body>

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - UF Health wants you to make your health a priority and during Lung Cancers Awareness Month, a screening event Saturday, Nov. 14 could save lives - and catch any possible lung cancer diagnosis early. The Get Screened & Beathe Easy event will offer free lung screenings...

UF Health hosts lung screening event Saturday

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - UF Health wants you to make your health a priority and during Lung Cancers Awareness Month, a screening event Saturday, Nov. 14 

UF Health hosts lung screening event Saturday

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