Lung Cancer Screening

If you have ever smoked and are aged between 55 and 74, you may be invited for an NHS lung health check. These tests are currently being rolled out across England, starting in areas with higher lung cancer rates. New locations are being added all the time, with checks becoming available across the whole of England by 2029. Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in the UK, and your risk of it increases if you are a smoker or an ex-smoker. There’s often a lack of symptoms at an early...