Carson Tahoe Health offers reduced price lung cancer screening program in September
Carson Tahoe Health and a team of departments and physicians in Pulmonary Medicine, Oncology, and Radiology have all partnered to offer lung cancer screening using low-dose CT in individuals who qualify.
Most insurances cover the screening, however if your insurance does not cover it, a special cash price of $199 is being offered through the month of September.
The program can detect lung cancers at an earlier stage, which may lead to a decreased mortality rate, as well as streamline and improve care delivery and minimize unnecessary procedures. The program can also help guide patients to smoking cessation clinics or programs to decrease future risk of lung cancer or other lung diseases.
Qualified candidates must meet the following criteria:
• Are between 50-80 years old, and
• Are either currently smoking or have quit smoking within the past 15 years; and smoked 2 packs per day the last 10 years
OR
•Are between 50-80 years old, and have smoke 1 pack per day the last 20 years
•Have one or more of the following risk factors:
• Have been exposed to radon, silica, cadmium, asbestos, arsenic, beryllium, chromium, diesel fumes or nickel, or
•A personal history of cancer, or
•Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, or
•A family history of lung cancer (1st degree relative)
Candidates who may qualify for the screening are encouraged to contact the Carson Tahoe Lung Cancer Screening program at 775-445-5500 to fill out a questionnaire to determine if they are a qualified individual for the screening.
A lung cancer screening can save your life. Lung cancer survival is progressing. The lung cancer five-year survival rate is now 25%, an increase from the prior 21% in recent years. Last year, only 1.3% of Nevada residents were screened for lung cancer of those who are eligible for the screening.
It is estimated that over 2,000 Nevadans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and over half of those diagnosed will die from the disease. Being screened will increase your chance of survival or reduce your risk of getting lung cancer.