Lung Cancer: Screening

(asked on 6th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the early detection of lung cancer on the detection of other respiratory health conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 14th September 2021

No assessment has been made. However, when people are assessed for lung cancer, care teams may also pick up other lung conditions.

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