If you are a current or former smoker, you’re at risk for lung cancer. If doctors find the disease early, when the tumor is located only in the lungs, up to 75 percent of people survive five years or more. Many of these patients are cured.
The gold standard for identifying lung cancer early uses computed tomography (CT) scans. Henry Ford Health System was part of a national study that found CT lung screening reduced the chance of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent, compared with chest X-ray screening.
We work with you and your doctor to see if early-detection screening makes sense for you. Not all current or former smokers need a CT scan to screen for lung cancer. We recommend CT scans if you:
Henry Ford's specialized Lung Cancer Screening Clinic screens people to identify potential lung cancer as early as possible.
The clinic brings patients together with pulmonologists, nurse practitioners, nurses and smoking cessation counselors. We work together with radiologists, oncologists, surgeons and other cancer specialists to help you manage your health condition and achieve your health goals.
Not everyone needs to be screened for lung cancer. Find out if you're at risk and need to schedule a screening.
Meet the criteria?
Contact our team, and we’ll schedule an appointment for you.
Vic Thompson is cancer-free after early-stage lung cancer is detected and removed.
We offer a comprehensive screening process, centered on your needs. Generally, it involves:
Lung cancer can be revealed by a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening.
The No. 1 way to reduce your risk for lung cancer is not to smoke tobacco. If you already use tobacco, you can lower your lung cancer risk if you quit smoking.
Ready to quit? Our tobacco treatment services can start you on the journey to a tobacco-free life.
If you have questions about eligibility or want to learn more, call us at (313) 916-1275 or contact our team.
Henry Ford Allegiance Health is committed to your long-term lung health, and we will follow up with your care after your lung screening. As part of our lung cancer screening program, one of our radiologists will review the results of your screening, based on recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network®—a not-for-profit alliance of 25 of the world’s leading cancer centers. Your follow-up care may include periodic CT scans to monitor your lung health and ensure your highest quality of life.
We are proud to be designated as a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance. With this designation, the Lung Cancer Alliance recognizes Henry Ford Allegiance’s ongoing commitment to responsible, high quality screening practices.
For more information on lung screenings, please call (517) 205-2388.
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