[Members] Fwd: REMINDER Esophageal Cancer Screening Registration 1/21/25 or 1/22/25

Thu Jan 16 11:55:09 EST 2025

Please see the registration form attached for the county sponsored
 Esophageal cancer screening event. If interested please follow the
instructions below to register.

Thank you

Nicholas B Abel
East Glenville Fire District #3
Fire Chief
518-469-7421

*To: Subject:* Bypass: Esophageal Cancer Screening Registration 1/21/25 or
1/22/25
*Importance:* High

Slots are filling up for next week’s cancer screening.  Please push this
out to your members

Thank You

Dale

Good Afternoon All,

            Below and attached is information on the esophageal cancer
screening events coming up on January 21, 2025, at the Carman FD or on
January 22, 2025 at the East Glenville FD.  The registration instructions
and web links are below.  The screening is available to anyone who meets
the risk factors in step 1. Below.  Active and Retired Firefighters, EMS
personnel, Social Members, Family are all welcome to be screened if you
meet the risk factor criteria.  Please share this as you see fit.  If you
have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you

Dale Lingenfelter

Assistant Fire Coordinator

Schenectady County

*IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET SCREENED, PLEASE COMPLETE THE STEPS BELOW:*

   1. Google Forms – Risk Factor Questionnaire to determine eligibility for
   screening:

https://forms.gle/kTZGG3nDkhq3zLSXA
<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fforms.gle%2fkTZGG3nDkhq3zLSXA&c=E,1,tR-uwvcLyDV_fAAv2s4-EfKu2Kyds5VzojNbcOo6GdGtjcSXJ3tJ1eoNnRL1bV1rjpiPs7xYiY-dnM6weQigDgJ9Estp0FAo5EJckGQk378j9PsnWbDsWw,,&typo=1>

   2. Sign Up Genius – Schedule your appointment:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FACA922ABF8CF8-54255978-esoguard

   3. *For the day of the Screening test, please bring:*

·        *Driver’s License and Medical Insurance card*

·        *Do NOT eat or drink 2 hours prior to the screening test. If
needed, small sips of water are allowed leading up to the screening test.*

*WHY SHOULD I GET SCREENED?*

   - Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) is the fastest growing cancer in the
   United States with a 733% increase in incidence in the past 40 years. EAC
   is the 7th leading cause of cancer death in men. It is a highly lethal
   cancer; the average time from diagnosis to death is ~13 months and the
   5-year survival rate is only ~20%...but it can be prevented through
   screening.
   - Firefighters have a 62% greater risk of developing Esophageal
   Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and a 39% higher likelihood or dying from EAC. This is
   substantiated in multiple clinical papers and frequently referenced by the
   Firefighter Cancer Support Network. The Firefighter Cancer Support Network
   states that firefighters have an 80% greater likelihood of developing EAC
   than non-firefighters.
   - There is nothing “nice” about cancer, however the “nice” thing about
   EAC is that it has an established, diagnosable pre-cancerous condition
   called Barrett’s Esophagus (BE). EsoGuard can identify BE with a high
   degree of sensitivity and specificity, starting with methylation changes
   that occur during the earliest cellular changes all the way through to EAC.
   The goal is to find pre-cancer and effectively treat it with ablation
   therapies so that it never turns into cancer. EsoGuard provides a binary
   “yes or no” result, and patients with a positive result should go on for
   confirmatory upper endoscopy.
   -

***This is not an annual screening, it is better to do it one time then not
at all**  EsoGuard is NOT an annual screening, it is better to be screened
one time than never at all. If a firefighter’s risk factor profile changes
in the 5-10 years after an initial negative screening result, a repeat
screening is recommended. If someone over the age of 60 receives a negative
screening result, there is no reason for that individual to be screened
again.*

***IF YOU HAVE BEEN SCOPED/HAD AN EGD WITHIN THE LAST YEAR OR IF YOU HAVE A
CONFIRMED BARRETTS ESOPHAGUS DIAGNOSIS, YOU DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS
SCREENING TEST***

*BILLING POLICY/COST: (No out of pocket cost)*

*When this claim is submitted, a few things happen:*

   1. The patient will receive an explanation of benefits from their
   insurance provider. This is not a bill and it does not come from Lucid.
   2. The patient may receive a Claims Notification Letter from Lucid. This
   letter requests authorization from the patient to go through the appeals
   process on their behalf. If the patient does not respond to this letter,
   Lucid may call the patient up to 2 times requesting authorization for
   appeal. If the patient ignores that letter and calls, it will not change
   anything with our policy.
   3. Then 3 things can happen:

   - The insurance company pays the claim in full…no further action
   - The insurance company denies the claim, even after appeal…we consider
   this claim fully adjudicated, no further action
   - The insurance company pays a portion of the claim. In this situation,
   we are legally obligated to send an invoice for the patient's
   responsibility, but we are not legally obligated to collect the patient
   responsibility…anything not covered by insurance will be written off. The
   patient will receive one invoice and one invoice only, and we do not
   utilize collections. This will be provided to everyone at the time of
   screening.

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