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Lung Cancer Screenings

Lung Cancer Screenings Can Help Save Lives
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Early Detection Is Best Protection

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women, but a simple, low-dose CT scan is one way to find lung cancer early, when it is treatable. Symptoms may not appear until the cancer is advanced, so preventative screenings are recommended for adults who are at high risk for developing the disease, talk to your doctor about if lung cancer screening is right for you.

Using your insurance instead of self-pay? We recommend you verify with your insurance provider when a lung screening CT scan is covered through your plan. Find the cost of a lung screening CT scan with your insurance plan. 

A yearly lung cancer screening is recommended for people who:

 

Are 50 to 80 years old and in fairly good health,
and
Currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years,
and
Have a 20 pack-year or more smoking history.

A pack-year is smoking an average of one pack of cigarettes per day for one year. For example, a person could have a 20 pack-year history by smoking one pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years.


A Lung Cancer Screening Could Save Your Life

Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer, but if caught early is a curable disease. Watch to learn why Mark Block, MD, chief, Thoracic Surgery, encourages smokers and former smokers over age 55 to get screened for lung cancer and smokers to quit smoking. We are conducting lung cancer screenings safely and the screening is now covered by most insurance plans, including Medicare. To learn more and request a lung cancer screening, visit MHS.net/Lung.
To learn more about Dr. Block, visit: https://www.mhs.net/physicians/b/block-mark-i.

A Center of Excellence – Lung Cancer Treatment at Memorial Cancer Institute

Memorial Cancer Institute has the expertise, experience and technology to help patients become stronger than lung cancer. Luis Raez, MD, chief, Hematology and Oncology, and medical director, Memorial Cancer Institute, and Mark Block, MD, chief, Thoracic Surgery, explain how our multidisciplinary approach from highly trained lung cancer specialists provides individualized care plans for each patient utilizing the latest lung cancer treatments.

Call It Quits

If you currently smoke, you’re at risk of developing lung cancer. Now’s the time to quit. You CAN do this, and with a support program, you have a better chance of success. Consider these local options: Broward County’s free smoking cessation classes and NOVA Southeastern University’s smoking cessation program.

*Payment must be made in advance for $99 self-pay rate. Price includes the performance and interpretation of the exam. The invoiced amount may constitute a net discount. If patient is a Medicare or other federal healthcare program beneficiary, patient may be obligated to report this discount to the program upon request. The patient and any other person responsible for payment has the right to refuse to pay, cancel payment or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, examination, or treatment that is performed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding to this advertisement for the free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment. Other conditions may apply.
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