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CCHD Quit Tobacco Program
The Calvert County 健康 Department offers a FREE 8-week Quit Tobacco Program where you can:
- Develop a quitting plan
- Participate in a weekly support group through class
- Learn stress management information
- Learn tools to help manage cravings
- Get free medication aids
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Early lung cancer shows no signs
or symptoms, but if caught early,
它通常是可以治疗的.
If you or someone in your family is a current or former smoker, you probably worry about their cancer risk, 澳门电子城平台网址’s High-Risk 胸 Clinic is here to help you breathe easier.
Whether you are a current smoker, a previous smoker or even a non-smoker who has been exposed to environmental toxins or secondhand smoke, your lung health matters.
Our lung health program provides:
- Connection to tobacco cessation resources
和支持
- A dedicated nurse navigator to answer any questions you have, every step of the way
- 肺 cancer screenings (low-dose CT scans)
through Calvert Medical Imaging Center
- 一个协作, multidisciplinary team of specialists including interventional radiology, 肺, 医学肿瘤学, 放射肿瘤学, 病理, 胸外科, registered dietitians and 肺 rehabilitation specialists
To qualify for the low-dose CT scan, patients must:
- Be between the ages of 50 to 80 years
- WITH a 20 pack-year smoking history
- AND is current smoking or has quit within the past 15 years
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低剂量CT扫描常见问题
哪些人应该接受筛查?
Currently, lung cancer screening recommendations and coverage of a low-dose CT scan includes:
- Anyone between the ages of 50 to 80 years
- WITH a 20 pack-year smoking history
- AND is currently smoking or has quit within the past 15 years
How often should someone have the lung cancer screening?
- For current smokers, low-dose CT is recommended yearly until someone has reached 15 years smoke-free.
What is the radiation exposure?
- The radiation exposure from LDCT is around 1.5 milliseverts, which is about 90 percent less than a regular CT scan.
For more information, contact the High-Risk 胸 Clinic by calling 410.414.4575.
