WARWICK – Kent Hospital is asking the community to be proactive in detecting lung cancer early with a multifaceted Lung Cancer Screening Program. The program is intended to identify people at high risk for the disease, as well as identify and cure early stage lung cancer.
“Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the United States, so it is imperative to screen high-risk patients and if needed, help plan treatment accordingly,” said Dr. Joseph Spinale, senior vice president, chief medical officer, Kent Hospital. “While lung cancer is hard to detect at first, low-dose CT scans can help lower the fatality rate by finding tumors while in the earliest stages. Working with your primary care physician, along with lung cancer specialists, can help save lives.”
There are generally no symptoms with lung cancer in its early stages, yet more people die from it than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined.
Individuals interested in taking part in the screening program may visit www.kenthospital.org to learn more about the relationship between age, smoking, and lung cancer over a 10-year period. If a patient believes that they are at high risk for the disease, they are directed to contact their primary care physician.
