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LUCAS to offer lung cancer screening in Princeton, Clay, Craigsville, and Shepherdstown

September 2, 2025

Attention reporters and editors: If you are interested in covering LUCAS when it visits your area, please contact Sarah Shaffer, WVU Medicine communications specialist, at [email protected] in advance. Out of respect for patient privacy, please do not show up at the location without scheduling an appropriate time for interviews and/or photos. 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Mercer, Clay, Nicholas, and Jefferson counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. 

A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:

  • Bluestone Health Center in Princeton from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. For an appointment, call 304-431-5499.
  • Clay County Health Department from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 1. For an appointment, call 304-587-4269.
  • Community Care of Clay from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 2. For an appointment, call 304-317-7317.
  • Camden Family Health at Gauley River Elementary in Craigsville from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 3. For an appointment, call 304-226-5725 ext. 1044.
  • Asbury UMC Church of Shepherdstown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 4. For an appointment, call 304-264-1287 ext. 31279.

The lung cancer screenings are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare. Uninsured patients living in West Virginia who meet screening criteria can receive their lung cancer screening on LUCAS through the generosity of grant funding and donations. A physician’s order and prior authorization from insurance are required to get screened. Appointments must be made 14 or more days in advance of the visit to allow time for insurance pre-authorizations. 

LUCAS, an acronym for Lung Cancer Screening, builds upon the success and infrastructure established by Bonnie’s Bus. In West Virginia, more people die of lung cancer than colorectal, prostate, and breast cancer combined. LUCAS travels throughout West Virginia, especially in rural parts of the state with limited or no access to lung cancer screening. 

Similar to mammography, regular lung cancer screening can detect cancer early, when it is easier to treat and cure. Both units are part of the WVU Cancer Institute Mobile Cancer Screening Program and work in collaboration with a statewide partnership of clinicians, public health professionals, and other community leaders to reduce the number of deaths from breast and lung cancer in West Virginia. 

For information on LUCAS, see WVUCancer.org/LUCAS.     

For media inquiries: Sarah Shaffer, WVU Medicine communications specialist - [email protected]