Eden Medical Center to Host Lung Cancer Screening

In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness month in November, Eden Medical Center is hosting a lung cancer screening on Saturday, November 5, 2022, for uninsured/underinsured residents of Alameda County.

Lung cancer continues to be the number one cancer killer in the United States and is the second most common cancer site after breast cancer, for women, and prostate cancer, for men. People usually seek care after the lung cancer has spread from the lung to lymph nodes and other organs. Annual cancer screenings help diagnose the disease at an earlier stage. Lung cancers have up to a 60% cure rate when diagnosed early.

To qualify, you must be between the age of 50-80, either a current smoker, or a prior smoker having quit within the last 15 years with a 20-pack year history of smoking (example: smoked one pack per day for 20 years, two packs per day for 10 years).

You MUST have a physician referral in order to schedule your screening. If you do not have one, please contact a local Federally Qualified Health Center. Once you have a physician’s order, please contact Eden Diagnostic Imaging Department at 510-727-3020 to schedule your appointment. Appointments are required and space is limited.

If you have insurance and meet the qualifications, please contact your primary care physician so you can schedule a low-dose lung cancer CT at your earliest convenience. For help quitting, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

If you have questions, please call Eden Medical Center Cancer Registry at 510-727-2718.