Riverside Brothers and Sisters,
As firefighters you know your job is dangerous! There is overwhelming evidence that your chances of developing cancer are significantly increased because of your occupation. While we believe we are all invincible, the RCPFBF would like to encourage everyone to take the time to visit your doctor and get screened.
$100 Reimbursement from RCPFBF
The Riverside County Professional Firefighters Benevolent Fund has also stepped forward to assist those making the choice to receive body scans. The Riverside County Professional Firefighters Benevolent Fund is providing partial reimbursements to Riverside County Fire Department Professional Firefighters that complete an exam and apply for reimbursement, directly through the benevolent fund.
Inquire to [email protected] prior to your Body Scan appointment if you would like to receive partial reimbursement.
Cancer Support Network: http://www.firefightercancersupport.org
Body Scan Options:
Check your Health Insurance to determine if a body scan is offered and if so, what costs are associated.
The Health View exam complements the annual physical, providing a detailed 3-D visualization inside your body and much more information about your current health.
Early Disease Detection: While the annual physical is still important, Health View’s early detection system can uncover asymptomatic and often life-threatening disease generally not detectable by physical exam or standard screening tests. This allows for management of disease at earlier stages, where medical therapy and treatment options are less costly and less invasive.
Physician Consultation: Health View is an in-depth 3-dimensional computerized journey through your own body, from your neck to your pelvis. This comprehensive review includes: the heart and arteries, identifying near-microscopic amounts of plaque; the lungs at the air cell level showing the earliest stages of smoke damage, emphysema or lung cancer; the breasts, providing invaluable information to women in early breast cancer detection, augmenting the mammogram; the spine, evaluating for osteoporosis, disc disease, and other back problems; internal organs for detection of small tumors, stones, and cysts; aneurysms in the abdominal and chest cavities; thyroid and parathyroid disease; uterine, ovarian and prostate disease. This process of self-visualization is a powerful motivational guidance system for making important life changes.
Patient Education, Empowerment and Treatment Options: Our physicians will educate you about the disease and work in partnership with you and your physician to help keep you on the right course towards optimum health. We will help you meet your specific needs through our comprehensive range of services and treatment options.
Unique Tracking Capability: Your data is stored electronically in our data base to assess your current health and track it into the future. Comparison studies give you the necessary feedback to stay on course with your therapy or make the appropriate changes. Most importantly, this type of tracking will allow you and your doctor to optimally manage the disease in order to alter or reverse its course.