The lung cancers of up to 9,000 people could be caught sooner or prevented under a new screening programme that is set to be rolled out nationally.
The scheme, which is set to cost £270 million annually once fully established and will use patients’ GP records for those aged 55 to 74 to identify current or former smokers, could provide almost one million scans and earlier treatment.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggests the scheme could provide “a lifeline to thousands of families across the country”.
