South Shore Hospital Offers Lung Cancer Screenings for High-Risk Patients

Patients at high risk of lung cancer may be eligible for a using low-radiation CT (computed tomography) technology at South Shore Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging and Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center.

Patients must meet the following eligibility guidelines provided by South Shore Hospital: 

• Current and former smokers with a history of 30 “pack years” of smoking—one pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years; two packs of cigarettes a day for 15 years; three packs of cigarettes a day for 10 years. 
• 55-74 years old. 
• No history of any cancer within the past five years. 
• Former smokers must have quit within the past 15 years. 

The CT scan is a quick, non-invasive and painless procedure that takes about 15 minutes to complete. 

For more information about South Shore Hospital’s lung cancer screening program, call 781-624-4368.