If you’ve been a heavy smoker or have been subjected to second-hand smoke in concentrations where you feel you might has well have been smoking yourself, you might be concerned that you’ll develop lung cancer or worse, that you’ve already got it.It’s now much easier to find out if you do. Lead physician at Brown Darrell Clinic Edgar Griffith said the facility is now offering lung cancer screening with the CT scanner. The service is offered in partnership with the Lahey Clinic of Massachusetts. Dr Griffith said patients have to be referred by their doctor for the scan.He said the local physician fills out a form which goes to a radiologist specialist at the Lahey Clinic. Based on the information from the local physician, the Lahey specialist gives specific instructions on how to carry out the scan including where the patient should be positioned.Dr Griffith said if follow-up is necessary, patients are not limited to having it done at the Lahey Clinic. The files are kept electronically and can be shared with any facility using the same system.“Many Bermuda patients go to Johns Hopkins,” he said. “They can still do that if they have the scan with us. They will have a patient number which enables their results to be shared with other facilities on the PAC (picture, archiving and communication) system.”