Lung cancer screening trial hope
December 26th, 2008
The government-backed Liverpool University team want to test using CT scans to detect early disease in those who have not yet developed symptoms.
Lung cancer kills 33,500 people a year in the UK and a screening trial of thousands of individuals is “urgently” needed to save lives, say researchers.
They are currently carrying out a feasibility study.
Assuming the findings are positive, a two-centre pilot study could be in place within six months