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Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and is the leading cause of cancer death in Ontario. The reason so many people die from lung cancer is that typically, the person does not have symptoms until the time lung cancer is diagnosed. By then, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or is too big. When the cancer has spread or is too big, treatment has less of a chance of working.<\/p>\n
Cancer screening is testing done on people who may be at risk of getting cancer, but who generally feel fine.<\/p>\n
We now have an effective and evidence-based way to check, or screen, people for lung cancer. That means we can find some lung cancers early, when treatment has a better chance of working.<\/p>\n
People who are at high risk of getting lung cancer and qualify to get screened will be offered a special type of computed tomography (CT) scan that uses a small amount of radiation. This test is called a \u201clow-dose CT scan.\u201d<\/p>\n
For people who are at high risk of getting lung cancer, getting screened with a low-dose CT scan is the best way to find lung cancer early when treatment has a better chance of working.<\/p>\n
However, screening tests are not perfect and can have risks. It is important to understand these risks before you decide to get screened. If you contact an Ontario Lung Screening Program site hospital and if you qualify to get screened, a hospital staff member, called a screening navigator, will tell you about the benefits and risks of lung cancer screening over the phone. They will also go over this information again on the day of your screening appointment. This will help you decide whether you want to get screened.<\/p>\n
You may<\/u> qualify for lung cancer screening if you:<\/p>\n To find out if you may qualify for screening, contact your healthcare provider, or call the participating Ontario Lung Screening Program: 613-761-4535 or toll free at: 1-844-394-1124.<\/p>\n People who are not at high risk of getting lung cancer should not get screened because there may be more risks than benefits for them.<\/p>\n If you think you have any signs or symptoms of lung cancer, speak with your family doctor or other healthcare provider. Screening may not be right for you.<\/p>\n If you smoke, becoming smoke-free can greatly lower your risk of getting disease, including cancer. Becoming smoke free also lowers your risk of dying early.<\/p>\n Becoming smoke-free can be hard, but it is possible, and you are more likely to be successful if you get help. You can contact the following services directly for support:<\/p>\n Find more resources to help you quit smoking:<\/p>\n Current and former smokers ages 55 to 74 may be referred to the program if they have smoked cigarettes daily for at least 20 years (not necessarily 20 years in a row, which means there could be times when they did not smoke).<\/p>\n Not everyone who meets the referral inclusion criteria will be eligible for lung cancer screening in the program.<\/p>\n Only people who meet the criteria in steps 1 and 2 will be eligible to get screened for lung cancer through the program.<\/p>\n When healthcare providers refer their patients to an Ontario Lung Screening Program site hospital in step 1, they must complete the program\u2019s referral form to authorize the use of low-dose computed tomography in case their patient is found to be eligible in step 2.<\/p>\n People who contact an Ontario Lung Screening Program site hospital directly and are found to be eligible in step 2 will still need a referral from a healthcare provider to participate in lung cancer screening through the program. If this is the case with your patient, the program will contact you for a signed referral.<\/p>\n For more questions or to speak to one of the program navigators, please call 613-761-4535 or email screening@toh.ca (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Manager, Integrated Cancer Screening and Prevention and Corporate Manager, Breast Imaging<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Regional Primary Care Lead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Information for Patients and the Public Screening for Lung Cancer Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and is the leading cause of cancer death in Ontario. The reason so many people die from lung cancer is that typically, the person does not have symptoms until the time lung cancer is diagnosed. By […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":8910,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25363","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25363\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Smoking Cessation<\/h3>\n
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Determining Eligibility Is a 2-Step Process<\/h2>\n
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Resources for providers<\/h2>\n
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Our Team<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nEllen Odai Alie<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nDr. Anna Wilkinson<\/h4>\n