Early detection – next to quitting smoking – is the best way to improve your chance of survival
Detecting lung cancer early and treating it surgically improves patients’ five-year survival rate to more than 70 percent. The rate drops to 15 percent when detected later.
UT Health East Texas offers a low-dose CT scan, which screens for lung cancer in smokers.
- Be a current or former smoker (former smoker - quit less than 15 years).
- Be 50 to 77 years of age.
- Have a smoking history of at least 20 packs/years. One pack a day for 20 years, two packs a day for 10 years, etc.
The test utilizes a low-radiation CT scan without IV contrast and takes less than 10 minutes.
Lung cancer screenings are available at UT Health East Texas facilities in:
- Athens
- Carthage
- Henderson
- Jacksonville
- Pittsburg
- Quitman
- Tyler
To learn more or schedule an appointment, call:
UT Health East Texas Pulmonary Institute at North Campus Tyler at 903-877-7916
Lung Nodule Program: Call 903-877-7008 or fax 903-877-5128.
UT Health East Texas Pulmonary Institute at S. Fleishel - A department of UT Health Tyler at 903-592-6901
Smoking/Tobacco Cessation
The best way to prevent lung cancer is to never smoke or to stop smoking now. If you are still smoking, talk to your doctor about ways to help you quit.
The Texas Tobacco Quitline provides free smoking cessation resources at 1-877-YES QUIT (1-877-937-7848) or visit YesQuit.org. Quitline services are available in English and Spanish.
