Prevention
Testing healthy people for lung cancer.
People with an increased risk of lung cancer may consider yearly lung cancer screening using low-dose CT scans. Lung cancer screening is generally offered to people 50 and older who smoked heavily for many years. Screening also is offered to people who have quit smoking in the past 15 years.
Discuss your lung cancer risk with your healthcare provider. Together you can decide whether lung cancer screening is right for you. For more information about the Eisenhower Health Lung Cancer Screening Program, click here.
Quit Smoking.
The best way to reduce your risk of lung cancer is not to smoke and to avoid breathing in other people’s smoke.
If you stop smoking before a cancer develops, your damaged lung tissue gradually starts to repair itself. No matter what your age or how long you’ve smoked, quitting will lower your risk of lung cancer and help you live longer. If you would like help quitting smoking, Eisenhower Health provides a Smoking Cessation class. Click here for more information.
