Tag: Lung cancer screening implementation toolkit
26 Jun, 2023
Targeted national lung cancer screening programme for England
Initial report published Monday 26th June 2023, updated Tues 27th and Wed 28th June The UK government is implementing a targeted national lung cancer screening programme across England. People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking will be assessed and invited for screening. Building on the success of the current lung […]
13 Apr, 2023
New framework developed to support the implementation of low-dose CT lung cancer screening
The Lung Cancer Policy Network has published A framework to support the implementation of LDCT lung cancer screening, which takes a health systems approach to enable a robust assessment of readiness to implement a lung cancer screening programme. Screening is at the core of early detection, which is key to reducing mortality from lung cancer. As […]