City of Hope has launched a program using a simple blood test to determine is someone might have lung cancer.
Dr. Dan Raz, City of Hope lung cancer surgeon, is leading a clinical trial of the City of Hope’s new lung cancer screening test. A person can get early detection of lung cancer from a simple blood test. City of Hope is rolling out a new, pilot study in Lancaster and in Pomona in April and May 2024. To test for lung cancer, a person needs to get low-dose computed tomography screening, more commonly known as a CT scan.
“The challenge we have had, even though is covered by insurance, it is not particularly convenient and has not been used at rates of other screening tests” for other types of cancer, Bach said. Starting in late April, a mobile testing unit was sent to the Antelope Valley. The team is also signing up people for the blood test at the ParkTree Community Health Center in Pomona. The test is offered free of charge to eligible trial participants.
The blood test can be done in conjunction with other doctor visits for blood screenings, for cholesterol or blood sugar levels, for example. Only one vial of blood is needed. And City of Hope can send a team to your home if you don’t have transportation, Raz said. “These people don’t want to be tested. Black people don’t trust doctors. They also don’t want to be a guinea pig,” said Wallace on May 28.
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