Lung Cancer Screening Hopes to Save Lives. But We Also Need to Watch for Possible Harms

Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch for possible harms

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

New screening program offers hope for those most at risk of lung cancer

Lung cancer is Australia’s fifth most diagnosed cancer, but causes the greatest number of deaths because it is often diagnosed too late. A new screening program has become available that hopes to detect cases much earlier for those at the highest risk - which includes Indigenous Australians and some migrant communities.