VIDEO: Over the next three days, at least 75 Chesapeake firefighters will get screened for esophageal cancer.
"Firefighters, unfortunately, are at a 62% higher risk of developing esophageal cancer, so our drive and our mission is really to provide early detection for these guys," said Jill Vaughn, a clinical manager for Lucid Diagnostics. The Professional Fire Fighters of Chesapeake IAFF Local 2449 is partnering with Lucid Diagnostics to offer the EsoGuard test. The EsoGuard test involves inserting a capsule attached to a thin tube through the mouth and the lower esophagus to collect cells. Those cells are sent to a lab and results come back in two to three weeks.
One of the first in line was Chief Sam Gulisano.