Lung Cancer: Diagnosis

(asked on 20th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure more people with lung cancer are diagnosed at an earlier stage in line with the Long Term Plan.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th July 2021

NHS England and NHS Improvement are prioritising delivery of NHS Long Term Plan commitments that also support COVID-19 recovery, including projects such as targeted lung health checks. This lung health check is available in 19 locations, with a further four sites by September.

We expect to diagnose 6,000 cases of lung cancer at an earlier stage, an increase of more than 30%.

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