Lung Cancer Screening
Dixie McAllister, Lung Cancer Early Detection Program participant and Paula Manner, the program coordinater. Read Dixie's story
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, and more than 80 percent of all cases of lung cancer are attributed to smoking.
Innovative technology offers new hope. Low Dose Spiral Computerized Tomography (CT) lung scanning can detect tiny lung abnormalities long before they show up on conventional X-rays. The scan is painless, takes only a few moments of your time and may help save your life.
For current or former smokers
For secondhand smokers
(you have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in your entire life - and you have had significant exposure to secondhand smoke)
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Screening
Appointments & Referrals
For more information, call our office at (206) 292-7700; e-mail inquiries: cbuchanan@searad.com
Quit Smoking
Swedish offers a smoking cessation program that lasts for eight weeks and provides participants with education and coaching to help them successfully stop smoking. The program involves a comprehensive approach to care. It focuses on not only the medical issues related to smoking, but also on the emotional and stress-management issues that help people to become successful non-smokers for life.
Learn more about Swedish's smoking cessation program (PDF), including the five keys for quitting smoking.
Other available resources to learn how to quit smoking:
- The Tobacco Quit Line offered by the Washington State Department of Health. For more information, visit www.quitline.com or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
- Free one-hour workshops to learn how to quit smoking. Visit www.freequitclinic.com or call 1-888-866-0843 for information about workshops in the Seattle area.
News
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October 25, 2006 Landmark Study Reveals that Lung Cancer 10-Year Survival Dramatically Improves with Annual CT Screening and Prompt Treatment
SEATTLE, Oct. 25, 2006 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time – Lung cancer can be detected at its very earliest stage in 85 percent of patients using annual low-dose CT screening, and when followed by prompt surgical removal the 10-year survival rate is 92 percent. These results, to be reported in the ...
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October 19, 2010 Swedish Foundation Raises $10 Million for True Family Women’s Cancer Center; New Facility Set to Open in 2012
Contact Information
For more information, call our office at (206) 292-7700; e-mail inquiries: cbuchanan@searad.com
Quit Smoking
Swedish offers smoking-cessation resources including nicotine-replacement therapy, individualized eight-week smoking secessation class, vidoes, brochures and materials. Download a brochure
