{"id":7041,"date":"2014-11-20T16:27:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T21:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:33:28","slug":"understanding-new-lung-cancer-screening-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2014\/11\/20\/understanding-new-lung-cancer-screening-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a smoker or former smoker and worried about your risk of lung cancer?<\/p>\n<p>Lung cancer remains the leading cause of death from cancer in the U.S., and cigarette smoking is the single biggest risk factor.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you love has a significant smoking history \u00a0you need to know about new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/high-risk-lung-cancer-screening-program\">lung cancer screening<\/a> recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Screening for lung cancer is a relatively new recommendation that is based on the results from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial and years of clinical research. The research demonstrates that in certain people, screening can prevent one in five deaths from lung cancer through early detection and treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At MD Anderson Cooper we recommend screenings for those who fit the criteria established by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and other national cancer organizations.<\/p>\n<p>To be a candidate for lung cancer screening, an individual must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be 55 to 74 years old.<\/li>\n<li>Be a smoker or a person who quit smoking less than 15 years ago.<\/li>\n<li>Have a smoking history of 30 pack years. (One pack year is equal to smoking one pack of cigarettes every day for 30 years, or two packs per day for 15 years.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Lung Cancer Screening Program takes a comprehensive approach to screening and treatment and involves a multidisciplinary team of experts from pulmonary medicine\/interventional pulmonology, radiology, thoracic surgery, radiation oncology and thoracic oncology, as well as smoking cessation specialists and nurse practitioners. The team thoroughly reviews each case and identifies a plan for every patient. Our goal is to provide patients at risk for developing lung cancer with individualized, evidence-based screening, and when necessary, follow-up care and treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Our program includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personalized lung cancer risk evaluation and clinical assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Low-dose spiral CT scan.<\/li>\n<li>CT scan review and interpretation by our dedicated and experienced team.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations from our expert team on managing any abnormalities.<\/li>\n<li>Continuity of care and ongoing monitoring.<\/li>\n<li>Smoking cessation counseling and treatment for active smokers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lung cancer screening at MD Anderson Cooper is available at two convenient locations \u2014 at our main Health Sciences Campus in Camden or in our suburban center in Voorhees.<\/p>\n<p>Have questions about insurance coverage or out-of-pocket costs? Want to schedule your screening?<br \/>\nContact our Lung Cancer Screening Program Coordinator at 856.735.6235.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a smoker or former smoker and worried about your risk of lung cancer?<\/p>\n<p>Lung cancer remains the leading cause of death from cancer in the U.S., and cigarette smoking is the single biggest risk factor.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you love has a significant smoking history \u2014 you need to know about new lung cancer screening recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"has-excerpt","5":"post-7041","7":"format-standard","8":"category-featured"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Understanding New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines - eHealth Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2014\/11\/20\/understanding-new-lung-cancer-screening-guidelines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines - eHealth Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you a smoker or former smoker and worried about your risk of lung cancer?  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