Early lung cancer test could be life-saving - Dr Chris hails 'dramatic' development
Lung cancer claims more lives than any other form of cancer in the UK, in part because it is usually not picked up until it has spread. However, low-dose computerised tomography (CT) scans can detect tumours in people’s lungs early and cut deaths by 16 percent, according to new findings from the UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial (UKLS). Speaking on ITV’s This Morning, Doctor Chris heralded the finding as a “major step forward”.
As Doctor Chris explained, the ability to detect early lung cancer is “dramatic”.
However, chest x-rays are not are not good at detecting tumours in lungs.
However, the new findings indicate that a low dose CT scan is “really good” at detecting lung cancer, reported Doctor Chris.
The development is significant because lung cancer is the “biggest cancer killer” in this country, he said.
