Were you influenced by the Marlborough man? Have you thought smoking was “Kool “ for many years? Do you spend many coffee breaks “walking a mile for a camel?” No matter what the brand, have you been smoking a pack or two a day for the last 15-30 years?
If you answered yes to these questions, then The Florida Lung Doctors have a special announcement that might be of great interest to you. In fact, this blog invites you to take a medical test that could save your life.
We are excited to be working with a world class imaging company that is performing very special very special lung cancer screenings. These are painless screening tests, which use low-dose computed tomography, (CT scans) to help the early detection of lung cancer.
Check Your Respiratory Health
We are providing patients with this high-tech test at low cost. Soon after you have taken this test, you will be able to discuss results and options with the physicians here at the Lung, Asthma, and Sleep Specialists center.
You might qualify for this valuable low cost LDCT screening if you meet these guidelines:
1. This screening is only for patients that are 50 or older.
2. You must be a former smoker with a 30 pack-year smoking history. This means you must have smoked 1 pack per day for 30 years or 2 packs per day for 15 years.
3. This screening is not typically covered by insurance plans. As stated above, there is a fee involved, but it is very cost effective. So, if you have spent a few years seduced by Virginia Slims, or enjoying those Winston Smokes, we highly recommend you join this study, and allow the Florida Lung Doctors to check your lungs with this gentle new technology.
More about Low Dose CT and Tomography
According to the American Cancer Society, “screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in all eligible current and former smokers who took the test has the potential to avert approximately 12,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States.”
Likewise, the National Lung Screening Trial, conducted from 2002 through 2009, found that, compared with chest x-ray, LDCT screening reduces lung cancer deaths by 20 percent.
So, The Lung Doctors here in Orlando, Florida appeal to you to take the test. If you won’t do this for yourself, do it for the people who love you. For more details, please talk to Jackie in our office at 407-303-4515.