More than 10,000 residents of Tbilisi have used the free municipal lung cancer screening program since its launch six months ago. This was reported by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
"Over six months, the city's health and social services department has funded lung cancer screening for 10,088 citizens," he said at a Tbilisi government meeting on Wednesday.
The cost of one examination is 175 lari. The initiative is fully funded from the Tbilisi City Hall budget, so it is free of charge for residents themselves.
Kaladze urged citizens to take advantage of the opportunity and get screened, as early diagnosis is the key condition for successful treatment.
Currently, 27 medical facilities in the capital serve the program. The full list is available here.
The program is aimed at Georgian citizens aged 45 to 75 who are officially registered in Tbilisi. The main requirement: the person must be a current active smoker or have quit smoking within the last 15 years.
Diagnostics are carried out using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). The radiation dose with this method is significantly lower than with standard chest CT. The procedure itself is quick, non-invasive, and completely painless.
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