Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women, killing more patients than any other cancer. Most people who get lung cancer are smokers. If you or someone you love is or has been a smoker, listening to this audio blog and learning how to take advantage of the Eisenhower’s Lung Cancer Screening program just may save a life.

“I call lung cancer a silent killer because people with lung cancer don’t even know they have it typically until they are in the advanced stages and they start getting symptoms,” points out Stephanie Farrell, Director of Research Administration, Eisenhower Health’s Lucy Curci Cancer Center in Rancho Mirage, California.

Eisenhower’s Lung Cancer Screening program can detect early-stage problems – and that is a key to survival. By the time symptoms are present, it’s usually in the later stages of the disease and the survival rate for lung cancer then plummets. If you are or have been a smoker, it’s imperative that proactive testing becomes a routine part of your life before you have any symptoms. Davood Vafai, MD, Medical Oncology/Hematology, Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, encourages smokers and former smokers to think of this like a mammogram or colonoscopy and says: “Lung cancer screening is a program where we utilize a CAT scan technique to detect lung cancer early when it is totally asymptomatic… the intention is to detect this disease earlier.”

Since 2003, Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center has participated in the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) and is recognized as a national leader for its lung cancer screening. The expertise developed over the years at the Lucy Curci Cancer Center among a dedicated team of pulmonologists, medical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, interventional radiologists and pathologists has led to it being designated as a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance. These are the people you want on your team.

Davood Vafai, MD and Stephane Farrell

In this Health Insights blog audio episode – Smokers/Former Smokers: Get Lung Cancer Screening Now! – Dr. Vafai and Stephanie Farrell make a compelling case for early use of Eisenhower’s Lung Cancer Screening program and help us understand the rationale and what’s involved, including:

• The case for screening before symptoms
• Lung cancer screening misconceptions
• The Center of Excellence advantage
• Eligibility for lung cancer screening
• Low dose lung cancer screening
• Insurance coverage

Visit Lung Cancer Screening for more information. Take a moment now to listen to this audio blog post and learn how Eisenhower’s Lung Cancer Screening program can help you and your family members — share it with your friends and family, too! More great AUDIO health information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well.

GREAT NEWS!!!

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including Lung Cancer Surgery.

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