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stage 3 small cell lung cancer life expectancy :: Article Creator Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Tests, Treatment, And More - WebMD When cells of the lung start growing rapidly in an uncontrolled way, the condition is called lung cancer This disease can affect any part of the lung, and it's the leading cause of cancer deaths in both women and men in the United States, Canada, and China. There are two main types of lung cancer. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), sometimes called small-cell carcinoma, causes about 10%-15% of all lung cancer. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) causes the rest. There are two main types: Small-cell carcinoma (oat cell cancer) Combined small-cell carcinoma Both include many types of cells that grow and spread in different ways. They're named according to what the cells look like under a microscope. Small-cell lung cancer differs from non-small-cell lung cancer in some key ways. Small-cell lung...
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Georgia DPH monitoring new COVID-19 Omicron variant - Now Habersham

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant first detected in Africa. The variant has not yet been detected in Georgia.

"[The] DPH is aware of and is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron," says District 2 Public Health Public Information Officer Natasha Young. "We will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Testing and vaccination [are] still the most important ways to reduce community spread. District 2 Public Health encourages anyone who is aged 5 and older to become fully vaccinated and if eligible, get a booster dose."

Scientists are currently studying the Omicron variant to determine how it spreads, whether or not it causes more severe illness and how well the current COVID-19 vaccines protect against it. Cases caused by the Omicron variant have been identified in South Africa, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium. 

"What is known is that COVID vaccination helps stop transmission of infection which prevents new variants from emerging," Kathleen Toomey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health, said in a press release. "Vaccination is more important than ever with the emergence of this new variant and the holidays just around the corner."

Individuals who have COVID-19 symptoms or who may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should get tested.

D2PH testing locations are available in Forsyth, Franklin, Hall, Lumpkin and Union Counties. For hours and addresses, click here. To find a COVID vaccine location near you, check out the DPH website at dph.ga.gov.

The DPH will continue to monitor information about Omicron and provide updates as new information becomes available.

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