Columbus Regional Health offers lung screenings
Columbus Regional Health is pleased to offer low-dose CT scans of the chest for $25.
CT scans of the chest can detect lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. According to the American Cancer Society, those who could benefit from a screening are:
- Ages 55 through 80 years old
- Have a history of heavy smoking, and are either a current smoker of have quit within the past 15 years
- Heavy smoking means a smoking history of 1 pack a day for 30 years or 2 packs a day for 15 years
Call us at 812-669-1628 to schedule a quick checkup.
Screenings are conducted at Columbus Diagnostic Imaging.
Don't take your breath for granted. Let us give your lungs quick checkup to ensure you can keep being a kid at heart!
Need Help Quitting Tobacco?
For free help, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
This FREE telephone-based resource is available to all Hoosiers 18 years and older. Simply call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or 1-800-784-8669 from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m., 7 days a week or visit the QUIT NOW website for more information.
Enroll in a community smoking cessation class.
CRH offers group tobacco cessation classes for adults 18 years and older. Each class session meets one night a week for 8 weeks. $35 covers the cost of the program. To enroll call 1-800-699-1019 or email [email protected].
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