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Around 48,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK every year, making it the 3rd most common cancer in this country. Survival rates have improved only fractionally in the last 40-years, which is why it was identified as one of our priority "cancers of unmet need" a decade ago, and has remained a focus for funding. England is currently the only country implementing the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to offer lung cancer screening to all those at the highest risk of the disease (people aged between 55 and 74 who either smoke or used to smoke). But why not Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... If just 50% of eligible people took part in screening, earlier lung cancer diagnosis could save 2,300 lives in Scotland, 1,000 lives in Wales and 600 lives in Northern Ireland over the next 10-years. That’s why we’re calling for devolved governments to commit to urgently implement lung cancer screening programmes. #cruk #researchsaveslives #earlydiagnosis #screeningsaveslives #beatingcancertogether
“To me, it is simple: screening will save lives,” says Gerard, a great-grandfather who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in Northern Ireland in 2021. Our analysis showed that thousands of lives could be saved from lung cancer if screening programmes for the disease were introduced in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With targeted lung cancer screening, we can reduce some of the around 6,900 deaths from lung cancer each year*. Read the full article here: https://cruk.ink/3InBGna #LungScreening #LungCancer *Based on data for 2018, 2019 and 2021
