The Roseburg VA recently informed that a low dose CT lung
cancer screening program is now in the works. Roseburg Radiologist Dr. Wang is
working with the VA in Portland to help establish the program for Roseburg
Healthcare System Veterans.
The Portland VA has had a lung cancer screening program
since 2015.
Although the screening will be available for smokers or
former smokers who meet certain criteria, tt is anticipated that Roseburg’s
program, like Portland’s or the Bay Pines VA in Florida, will not include
screening for veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, which is recognized by
the VA to cause lung cancer.
Besides Agent Orange and other herbicides, there are other
known carcinogens that veterans were exposed to during their service, such as
asbestos, radiation or burn pits.
Approximately 25% of lung cancers occur in people who have
never smoked.
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