In 2022, we completed a report for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) exploring the clinical effectiveness and acceptability of targeted screening for lung cancer for individuals at increased risk. This involved an external review of evidence from a range of international trials against specified appraisal criteria.
Following the publication of the evidence review, the UK NSC recommended that the four UK nations move towards the implementation of targeted lung cancer screening with integrated smoking cessation provision. The Targeted Lung Health Checks Programme being piloted by NHS England was identified as a feasible and effective starting point for the implementation of targeted lung cancer screening in England.
In 2024, NHS England announced that the Targeted Lung Health Checks Programme has diagnosed thousands of people with early stage lung cancer while it is still treatable.
Learn more here: Lung Cancer Screening and read what the National Screening Committee said: Lung cancer – UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) – GOV.UK
