NHS to roll out mobile lung cancer scanning across England

NHS England is setting up lung cancer scanning trucks in supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier.  The programme will invite people aged 55-74 who are at an increased risk of lung cancer, such as heavy smokers and ex-smokers, for a lung health check to assess lung cancer risk, and then a chest CT scan if needed. In a bid to boost early detection rates, the programme will be rolled out in 10 areas with the highest death rates from lung cancer. Officials hope the £70 million Targeted Lung Health Check scheme will