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The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Somerset multidisciplinary team brings together pulmonologists, surgeons,
oncologists, radiologists, nurses, patient navigator and staff, focused
on improving outcomes for lung cancer patients.
The goals of the team include:
Increasing the number of lung cancers diagnosed at an early stage
Reducing the time between a lung cancer diagnosis and the start of treatment
Encouraging more patients to participate in lung cancer research studies
offered at the cancer center
Lung Cancer Screening Center
To promote early detection of lung cancer, Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital Somerset has launched a Lung Cancer Screening Center for those
at high risk of the disease.
If you are a smoker or former smoker between 50-80 years old (up to 77
years old for patients on Medicare) with 20 or more pack years (number
of cigarettes smoked per day multiplied by the number of years smoked),
talk to your doctor about getting a CT screening for lung cancer.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s Lung Cancer Screening
includes:
Low-dose CT scan
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s state-of-the-art
GE VCT-XT scanner features advanced computer software that produces high
quality images while reducing radiation dosage. A specially-designed breast
shield also minimizes exposure to radiosensitive breast tissue. Our radiologists
customize each CT scan to each patient, following low dose radiation protocols
to reduce radiation exposure by as much as 80 percent.
During the chest scan, patients must hold their breath for 5 seconds. A
computer creates 3-D images of small sections of the lung that offer excellent
detail and enable the detection of very tiny lung lesions that are often
smaller than 1 centimeter. Radiologists who specialize in evaluating lung
CT scans review the results.
Consultation with a smoking cessation specialist from the medical center’s
Tobacco Quit Center
For more information about lung cancer screenings at Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital Somerset, call
(855) 795-5864
, (855-RWJ-LUNG).
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Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and women and by far
the leading cause of all cancer deaths. On a positive note, the number
of new lung cancer cases continues to decrease due to the decline in smoking
and advances in treatment and early detection. Tune in as we will learn
more about risk factors for lung cancer, prevention strategies and the
latest screening tools from Kaidlan Ricardo, lung cancer screening coordinator
at the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
The care was incredible. They all encouraged me and made me feel like I was their most important patient. They kept telling me, ‘We’re going to get through this,
Steve
“I was beyond stressed – it’s hard to explain unless you go through it,” says Jean, age 63. “But that recommendation was the best one I’ve ever received in my life.”
Jean
“The good news is that everything worked out pretty much how I told them it would.”
Erin
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The Steeplechase Cancer Center
30 Rehill Avenue
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NJ
08876
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