NHS pilot scheme to be rolled out nationwide in drive to save lives by detecting and treating cancer earlier

Everyone who has ever smoked in England is to be offered lung screening in middle age under plans to detect and treat cancer earlier.

Lung cancer kills about 35,000 people every year, and is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for one in five. It also has one of the worst cancer survival rates, which is largely attributed to diagnoses at a late stage when treatment is less likely to be effective.

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