Lung Cancer Screening
Thank you for visiting Adventist Health Glendale lung screening information and eligibility page.
Online Lung Screening Assessment
You may qualify for LDCT lung screening if you answer yes to the following criteria:
- You are between 55 and 77 years old.
- Have no signs or symptoms of lung cancer.
- Are currently a smoker or have quit within the past 15 years.
- Have smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a day for 30+ years.
If you think you meet the criteria, or you have spoken with your physician and your physician has written a prescription for a CT lung Screening, please call (818) 409-8192 to speak with a scheduler to assist with your appointment.
Advanced Lung Cancer Screening
Like all cancers, the key to lung cancer survival is early detection. Adventist Health Glendale is proud to be among the first hospitals in the Glendale area to introduce a new lung cancer screening program and technology designed to offer health care providers a faster pathway to lung cancer detection and treatment.
Adventist Health Glendale has long been at the forefront of offering programs and cutting-edge technology for early detection of a wide range of conditions. The adoption of DynaLync and DynaCAD Lung provides critical tools to aid with the identification, tracking, and management of relevant information to help physicians reach a quick and definitive diagnosis.
Finding Lung Cancer in its Earliest Stages
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, resulting in more than 150,000 deaths each year in the United States; a figure that is greater than the mortality rates of breast, prostate and colon cancer combined.1 Lung cancer screening (LCS) using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been clinically-proven to reduce lung cancer mortality in individuals at high-risk for lung cancer.2
What is Low Dose CT Screening?
Low dose CT (LDCT) lung screening is quick and easy and results in a minimal amount of radiation exposure. AHGL is determined to raise awareness and improve access to this testing for all people at high risk. Therefore, we are currently offering LDCT lung screening to individuals who meet the established high-risk criteria.
If you think you meet the criteria, or you have spoken with your physician and your physician has written a prescription for a CT lung Screening, please call (818) 409-8192 to speak with a scheduler to assist with your appointment.
References
1 The National Lung Screening Trial Research Team. Reduced lungcancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening. N Engl J Med. 2011; 365:395-409.
2 American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2014. Atlanta:American Cancer Society; 2014.
