DELAWARE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has announced a state-wide National Lung Cancer Screening Day event Saturday in a partnership between the American Cancer Society and numerous Delaware hospitals and imaging facilities.
According to the Department, members of the Bureau of Cancer Prevention and Control within the Department will be on-site at several imaging facilities for the event on Saturday, November 11th.
The event marks Delaware as the first state to have all health systems and major imaging centers in collaboration to encourage lung cancer screening and extend open hours for those who can’t get the screenings Monday through Friday, the Department says.
The event asks healthcare providers to open on the second Saturday in November to provide low-dose CT lung screenings.
“We are excited to help host Lung Cancer Screening Day and bring together the community to prioritize lung health,” said Cancer Prevention and Control Bureau Chief Dawn Hollinger. “By increasing awareness and providing access to screenings, we aim to save lives by detecting lung cancer at its earliest stages when treatment options are most effective.
The Department of Health and Social Services says following facilities are offering lung cancer screenings to Delawareans on November 11th:
Bayhealth
302-744-7060 (Kent County)
302-430-5707 (Sussex County)
www.bayhealth.org
Beebe Healthcare
302-645-3278
www.beebehealthcare.org
ChristianaCare
302-623-0552
www.christianacare.org/lung-screenings
Delaware Imaging Network
877-990-2121
www.delawareimagingnetwork.com
TidalHealth
410-543-7006
www.tidalhealth.org
The American College of Radiology says Medicare and other insurers are required to cover the screenings for people between the ages of 50 and 80 who smoke or used to smoke.
Those interested in participating in Delaware’s National Lung Cancer Screening Day should contact their doctor to determine eligibility and schedule an appointment.
More information on locations for National Lung Cancer Screening Day can be found here.
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