Lung Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 67321 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
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
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 25 Jul 2025
The 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...