MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – LUCAS, a primary of its sort, state-of-the-art cell lung most cancers screening unit, will go to Harrison and Upshur counties providing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
A service of WVU Medication-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Most cancers Institute, LUCAS will probably be at:
- Group Care of Clarksburg from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 31. For an appointment, name 304-269-9359.
- Group Care of Rock Cave from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 1. For an appointment, name 304-924-6262.
- Group Care of Buckhannon from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 2. For an appointment, name 304-473-5600.
The lung most cancers screenings are billed to personal insurance coverage, Medicaid, or Medicare. Uninsured sufferers residing in West Virginia who meet screening standards can obtain their lung most cancers screening on LUCAS via the generosity of grant funding and donations. A doctor’s order and prior authorization from insurance coverage are required to get screened. Appointments have to be made 14 or extra days prematurely of the go to to permit time for insurance coverage pre-authorizations.
LUCAS, an acronym for Lung Cancer Screening, builds upon the success and infrastructure established by Bonnie’s Bus. In West Virginia, extra individuals die of lung most cancers than colorectal, prostate, and breast most cancers mixed. LUCAS travels to the 42 counties within the state with out quick access to lung most cancers screening.
Just like mammography, common lung most cancers screening can detect most cancers early, when it’s simpler to deal with and remedy. Each items are a part of the WVU Most cancers Institute Cellular Most cancers Screening Program and work in collaboration with a statewide partnership of clinicians, public well being professionals, and different group leaders to scale back the variety of deaths from breast and lung most cancers in West Virginia.
For info on LUCAS, see WVUCancer.org/LUCAS.
