Alta. government expanding lung screening access [Video]

The Alberta Cancer Foundation and the provincial government are working to expand lung screening services to remote and rural areas.

A partnership with the not-for-profit 19 to Zero will see mobile lung health units deployed in Alberta.

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These units will include a converted medical sprinter van for pulmonary function testing (PFT), which tests how well your lungs are working, and a custom diagnostic imaging truck to perform CT scans.

These tools can help detect lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.

“More Canadians die of lung cancer than prostate colon and breast cancer combined,” Theresa Tang, the CEO of 19 to Zero, said.

“Many Albertans face health care access challenges, particularly in rural and remote areas, and this mobile unit will help improve equitable access across the province.”

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