Name: Lung Screening
Start: 2024-12-07T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-07T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Lake Regional Imaging Center

Surviving lung cancer depends on catching it early. That's why Medicare covers an annual low-dose CT scan for people at high risk of developing lung cancer.
If you are at high risk for lung cancer, you can register for a low-dose CT lung cancer screening at this event. And, great news! Funds from generous donors are available to cover costs for those without insurance. For most people with insurance who are at high risk for lung cancer, an annual lung cancer screening is covered as preventive care.
In addition, you can receive a free spirometry test to check how well your lungs move air. And, enjoy light refreshments.
Registration is required at lakeregional.com/LungScreening; no walk-ins will be accepted. You will receive your appointment time when a Lake Regional representative calls you to confirm your appointment.
Who is considered high risk?
According to Medicare, you are at high risk for lung cancer if all three of these things are true for you:
You are between the ages of 50 and 77 years old, and
You smoke now, or you quit within the last 15 years, and
You have a smoking history of 20 pack years or more. To figure your pack years, take the number of packs you smoked per day multiplied by the number of years you smoked. For example: If you smoked two packs a day for 10 years, that would be 20 pack years.