Mobile Van Brings Advanced Lung Cancer Screening To New Yorkers

A state-of-the-art wellness screening van launched this period is bringing precocious imaging exertion and wellness acquisition straight to New Yorkers who are astatine nan top consequence of processing lung cancer. The inaugural — a collaboration betwixt Weill Cornell Imaging astatine NewYork-Presbyterian, nan Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center astatine NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and nan Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center astatine Weill Cornell Medicine — is designed to make early lung crab discovery much accessible and equitable.

Lung crab is nan starring origin of crab decease successful nan U.S., affecting an estimated 227,000 group nationally successful 2025. Low-dose CT scans tin observe nan illness astatine its earliest stages, earlier patients acquisition symptoms, but currently, only 19% of eligible New Yorkers person recommended screenings.

The mobile lung crab screening van seeks to reside that spread by moving to destruct barriers for illustration surface science and wellness strategy complexity that whitethorn stymie patients from receiving preventative care. Equipped pinch nan aforesaid CT scanning exertion offered astatine Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian imaging locations, nan 40-foot, 44,000-pound van will recreation astir New York City's 5 boroughs to connection lung crab screenings wherever it is astir convenient for patients. The programme will besides supply patients pinch streamlined attraction navigation, baccy cessation support and seamless referrals.

The portion is equipped pinch nan aforesaid CT scanning exertion offered astatine Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian imaging locations.

"Our extremity is to break down nan systemic and logistical barriers that support patients from receiving timely, high-quality care," said programme head Dr. Bradley Pua, an subordinate professor of radiology and personnel of nan Meyer Cancer Center astatine Weill Cornell Medicine, and main of interventional radiology astatine NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "We're taking nan scanner to nan streets—directly to nan group who request it most."

"Addressing nan lung crab load successful our communitiesis a apical privilege for some our crab centers," said Dr. A. Phoenix Matthews, professor of behavioral sciences astatine Columbia University School of Nursing and co-director, Community Outreach and Engagement Core astatine nan Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center astatine NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. "We are dedicated to improving nan wellness of each New York City residents by providing entree to high-quality screening, particularly successful resource-limited areas."

A ribbon-cutting ceremonial Oct. 17 astatine Weill Cornell Medicine will formally people nan van's launch.

The van will beryllium stationed adjacent community-based Federally Qualified Health Centers, arsenic good arsenic different privilege neighborhoods identified done an evidence-based attack that considers lung crab incidence, and mortality and smoking rates. The van's experts will partner pinch patients connected attraction decisions and connection follow-up guidance for each findings—not conscionable lung nodules, but besides incidental conditions for illustration coronary calcium.

Eligibility for LDCT Screening includes:

• Ages 50-80 (50-77 for Medicare)
• Current aliases erstwhile smoker (quit wrong past 15 years)
• At slightest 20 pack-years of smoking history (according to nan American Cancer Society, a pack-year is adjacent to smoking 1 pack, aliases astir 20 cigarettes, per time for a year. For example, a personification could person a 20-pack twelvemonth history by smoking 1 battalion a time for 20 years, aliases by smoking 2 packs a time for 10 years).
• No existent symptoms of lung cancer

Screenings and consultations are typically afloat covered by commercialized insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, pinch nary costs sharing to nan patient.To schedule a telehealth consultation, call 646-962-LUNG (5864), aliases sojourn https://wcinyp.org/patients/radiology-consultation-services/lung-cancer-screening/mobile-ct-unit for much accusation and to spot a database of upcoming mobile screening van locations.