Having a lung cancer screening through a Heart of Australia mobile clinic

Eileen Charles from Jigalong Community, Western Australia talks about having a lung cancer screening at a Heart of Australia mobile clinic. She shares how staff explained the process, helped her feel comfortable and why she would encourage other community members to have a scan too.

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Hello, My name is Eileen, they call me Lyn, Eileen Charles and I come from Jigalong and I am now living in Newman.

What does it mean to have the mobile screening service in your community
It's really happy. Yeah. That's really good. Yeah. Good to have those sort of machines for the people, for my people and for me and for the rest of the community.

Were you worried about getting your scan done
Yes, I was first time, but now I'm OK. Yeah. I feel comfortable as they started the screening test on me. It was really good. You're all done. OK. Yeah. Thank you. Not a problem. Thank you for coming up to see us.

How did the Heart of Australia staff on the truck make you feel
They made me feel happy. They explained everything to me, how it's going to happen. 

How did you feel after your scan was completed
After the scan, I went back home and was waiting for my result. Yeah. And when it came, I was happy to know that everything's all good. Yeah. And I was happy to feel that.

What would you tell other community members
I would go and explain the thing to them to come along and do their check up too. It'll be really great for them as well.

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