WVU Cancer Institute To Offer Lung Cancer Screening Event in Morgantown
The WVU Cancer Institute is holding a lung cancer screening event May 15-17 in Morgantown.
Appointments must be scheduled in advance by calling 304-598-6516 or completing the self-referral form at WVUMedicine.org/LungCancerScreening. The registration deadline is May 1.
After registering, patients can be scheduled for an in-person, video, or telephone visit, which will include a comprehensive history and exam by a nurse practitioner as well as smoking cessation counseling. In-person visits will take place at the WVU Medicine outpatient center at University Town Centre. Eligible high-risk patients will be referred for a low-dose CT scan to detect lung cancer at its earliest stage.
To be eligible for lung cancer screening, patients must meet all of the following criteria:
- Between the ages of 50-80
- Have a greater than 20-pack/year smoking history
- A person who smokes or has quit smoking in the past 15 years
- Have not received a chest CT scan in the last 12 months
- Have no symptoms of lung cancer
Please fill in the form to request an appointment.
A collaborative research initiative involving West Virginia University, the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and the WVU Cancer Institute to better treat breast cancer patients with brain metastases is receiving support through a National Cancer Institute grant.
William Walker, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, is leading the research that involves utilizing daily rhythms in blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability to better treat/optimize treatment for breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM). BCBM occurs when breast cancer spreads to the brain. Historically, the occurrence of BCBM in patients ranged from 10-15 percent; more recently, the frequency has increased to 25-34 percent.
Amy Allen, assistant director, of WVU Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention and Control was recently named to the inaugural cohort of WVU Engaged Scholars Institute sponsored by the WVU Office of the Provost. The ESI aims to create a cohort of community-engaged scholars who provide guidance, support, and resource development and increase best practice participation in their respective colleges to advance scholarship, promotion, tenure support, and overall community-engaged practices at WVU. Every year WVU holds a Week of Engagement that takes place during National Volunteer Week. It is a time for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to come together and make a difference in our community while celebrating the impact our community has made in the past year.
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