The University Hospital Lung Cancer Screening Study Accepts More Patients

Contact: Amy Bomar (513) 585-7200
Date: 03/18/2002

Cincinnati--The University Hospital Barrett Cancer Center has expanded its criteria for subjects to participate in a lung cancer screening study, "Spiral CT of the Chest for Early Lung Cancer Detection."

University Hospital researchers are currently seeking subjects who are at least 50 years of age with a 20-pack year smoking history, which means the person has smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years. This study will investigate whether a spiral CT scan (often called a "cat" scan) of the chest can identify lung cancers at early stages, before they have spread beyond the lung.

Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of both men and women. More people die of this type of cancer than of colon, prostate and breast cancers combined. In the majority of cases, it is caused by smoking.

Subjects who are accepted will receive the screening clinic visit, cancer education, and referrals and education for smoking cessation at no cost; however, they must pay $150 for the screening CT chest exam.

If you think you may be a candidate for the study or if you would like more information about our ongoing work at The University Hospital Barrett Cancer Center, please call 513-584-3183. You can also send an e-mail message to ucthoracic@uc.edu. This study is a joint effort of The University Hospital Barrett Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Departments of Surgery and Radiology.

The University Hospital is part of the Health Alliance, an integrated health care delivery system that also includes The Christ Hospital, The St. Luke Hospitals, The Jewish Hospital, The Fort Hamilton Hospital and the physicians of Alliance Primary Care.</p>