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LungPATH - Your Lung Test At Home

LungPATH Cytogram

LungPATH microphotographs-38 year old female, suspicious for adenocarcinoma

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Long before lung cancer appears on a X-ray, subtle changes occur to the cells in the lungs of smokers and others exposed to harmful chemicals.  Some lung cells (called goblet cells) secrete sticky mucus, which coats the respiratory tract as a protective barrier. The job of this mucus is to trap a variety of particles you inhale.  Other lung cells (called columnar epithelial cells) grow microscopic hair-like sweepers called cilia to sweep trapped particles up to the throat , where you cough it out. 

As soon as you start to smoke, this cleaning and repair process starts to break down. Poisons in cigarette smoke paralyze the cilia and lung cell damage begins.  In response to the irritation caused by the 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, your lungs produce more mucus and white blood cells in an unsuccessful attempt to protect itself this damage.  As the irritation from smoking progresses, patches of columnar cells begin to change their shape.  The cilia disappear which inhibits the ability to cough, and the columnar cells transform themselves into flat, scale like cells called metaplasia.  As the damage from smoking continues these metaplastic cells become increasingly abnormal until they reach a precancerous stage called dysplasia. 

It's never too late to stop smoking if you stop smoking now!  Even now, if you stop smoking, your lungs have a good chance to recover and heal themselves.  Lung cancer develops after your lungs suffer many years of irritation from cigarette smoke and/ or other chemicals. No one can predict how long this process will take in any individual, but if you continue to smoke you are at considerable risk for lung cancer, other lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and many other serious diseases as well.

One reason smokers may find it hard to quit is that you can't see the damage cigarette smoke does to the human body.  By the time, you begin to feel the effects of your smoking, you may already have a serious disease.   Our new test called LungPATH gives you a window to look at the hidden lung irritation caused by cigarette smoking.  LungPATH can significantly increase your ability to stop smoking.  It can reveal changes in the cells that line your respiratory tract many years before you develop a serious disease or before your doctor can see damage on a chest X-ray. When you quit smoking, LungPATH can show you that your lungs are returning to a healthier state. 

The LungPATH test is safe, painless, and noninvasive.  Using our specially designed collection device mailed to your home, lung mucus is collected by a simple cough.  Contained in this mucus are cells and other lung components.  Our  internationally renowned director of cytopathology, G. Berry Schumann, MD and his staff, use state of the art laboratory procedures and produce a report called the LungPATH Trend Cytogram, detailing lung health and the risk of lung disease.  To learn more about advanced sputum cytology and other early lung cancer detection techniques, please visit Lung Cancer Frontiers.

Now, for the first time, LungPATH, the state of the art test of cellular lung health will be available on-line for testing in the privacy and comfort of your own home.  To receive more information on ordering a LungPATH test, please complete the form below.  After checking for accuracy click the  button below

While only the information requested in green is required, the more we know about your lung health, the more we can help you.
 

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  Spit Tobacco   Years Used:      Year Quit:  

Have You Ever Had Any Prolonged or Repeated Exposure to:

 
  Asbestos (found in: mining, insulation work, brake lining, etc.)    Years of Exposure:  
  Radioactive Materials (found in: uranium ores, radon gas, etc.)    Years of Exposure:
  Arsenic (found in: electronics, sprays, insecticides, etc.)             Years of Exposure:
  Nickel or Chromium (found in: manufacturing, mining, refining, etc.)    Years of Exposure:
  Iron Oxides (found in: boiler-scaling, sand blasting, etc.)             Years of Exposure:
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  Secondary Cigarette Smoke    Years of Exposure:  
  Please List Any Other Known Occupational, Environmental or Toxic Exposures and the Years of Exposure 

Lung Symptoms and Diseases (Check All that Apply)

 
  Coughing     Coughing Blood   
  Productive Cough (Coughing up Sputum or Phlegm) 
  Chest Pain, Tightness, or Aching      Hoarse Voice
  Wheezing, Rattling, Chest Whistling 
  Shortness of Breath at Rest                                                   Shortness of Breath With Exertion 
  Frequent Chest Colds 
  Pneumonia or Severe or Recurrent Bronchitis 

Has a Doctor Ever Told You Have or Had:

 
  Tuberculosis     Emphysema      Asbestosis 
  Silicosis      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 
  Any Other Pulmonary Diseases or Diagnosis: 
  Have You Ever Had Cancer?    Please Indicate Which Part(s) of the Body was (is) affected?   
  Has Any Blood Relative(s) Ever Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer    If Yes, What is That Relative(s) Relationship to You? 
  Have You Had a Chest X-Ray or Chest CAT Scan in the Last 6 Months                  If Yes, What Were the Results:
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