Health Checks: Why choose Lifescan?

Using the latest in CT technology, Lifescan can offer health checks with a difference.

Your health is your greatest asset, when it comes to living life long and to the full.  The chances are though, that it may take a back seat because of the many other things going on in your life.

Yet you owe it to everyone who depends on you - and most of all to yourself - to keep a check on your wellbeing.

As the UK’s leading independent provider of CT health checks, we can help give you reassurance at a very affordable price. We use advanced healthcare technology to check for illnesses such as heart disease, lung cancer, colon cancer, aneurysms and osteoporosis.

The facts supporting preventative healthcare are well known – but worth repeating:

In 1987 the five year survival for lung cancer was under 10% - today this situation has not improved. Currently only 15% of cases are detected early enough to be considered for treatment. Every year 34,000 people die from lung cancer. If detected earlier, survival rates for lung cancer can improve to 90%.

Heart disease is the single biggest cause of death in the UK and yet, with treatments and lifestyle changes, many of these premature deaths could be avoided.  If detected early enough and prior to any symptoms the risk of developing fatal heart disease can be substantially reduced.

In 2006, over 94,000 died from coronary heart disease and a further 55,000 as a result of a stroke.  Sadly, some 300,000 are affected at any given time by the effects of stroke, with a  further 40,000 people suffering mini strokes (TIAs) each year.  Again, early detection can make a difference.  A CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score provides detailed information about the condition of your coronary arteries and can indicate more precisely your risk of a heart attack or stroke.