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Nova Scotia’s Lung Screening Program is expanding to Cape Breton and the eastern mainland.

The program, which targets people at a very high risk of developing lung cancer, is now available in Nova Scotia Health’s eastern zone.

The eastern zone includes all of Cape Breton, as well as Antigonish and Guysborough counties.

“Cancer screening saves lives, and expanding the lung screening program will improve outcomes for people by preventing or finding and treating lung cancer earlier,” said Addictions and Mental Health Minister Brian Comer, MLA for Cape Breton East, on behalf of Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson.

Nova Scotians aged 50 to 74 who have smoked daily for 20 years or more at any point in their lives can contact the program by calling 1-833-505-LUNG (5864).

The provincial government says, to date, more than 2,700 people have called or been referred to the program, which launched in the Halifax Regional Municipality and West Hants in January 2024.

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