Community awareness of Lung Cancer Screening is very low. The third annual National LCS Day will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024. VA will participate in the screening the following week, November 12-15 (Tuesday-Friday). Through National LCS Day and VA’s participation the following week, VA hopes to shine a spotlight on the significance of lung cancer screening, educate veterans about the screening eligibility criteria, and encourage those who smoke to explore VA’s smoking cessation services.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among veterans, and screening can be lifesaving because lung cancer is most treatable when detected early. For eligible veterans, annual lung cancer screening comes at no cost and with no copay. You may be eligible for lung cancer screening if you are 50-80 years old, smoke cigarettes now or have quit within the past 15 years, or if you have a smoking history of at least 20 pack-years (this means one pack per day for 20 years or two packs a day for ten years, etc.).

Discover how VA and NASA have joined forces to promote lung cancer screening and how veterans can be screened at VA in November.