Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67321
Lung Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have (a) been screened, (b) been diagnosed with lung cancer and (c) had an incidental finding of emphysema through the Targeted Lung Health Check programme since its launch in 2019.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Lung Cancer Screening Programme is a National Health Service screening programme designed to identify cancers at an earlier stage. It is aimed at high-risk individuals or people with a history of smoking between the ages of 55 to 74 years old.From the...
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