Can Lung Cancer Be Found Early?
Lung Cancer Screening allows your provider to test and find disease that may not yet cause symptoms. Southcoast Health utilizes a test known as a low-dose CT scan (LDCT) for people at a higher risk of getting lung cancer. LDCT scans can help find abnormal areas in the lungs that are linked to cancer. The use of LDCT scans to screen people at higher risk of lung cancer has been shown to save lives. For higher-risk people, getting yearly LDCT scans before symptoms start reduces the risk of dying from lung cancer.
