Lung cancer screening in England: the process of implementing a national programme

Lung cancer screening in England: the process of implementing a national programme

We explore key steps in the iterative process that led to the government's commitment to implementing a national screening programme for lung cancer in England.

New framework developed to support the implementation of low-dose CT lung cancer screening

The Lung Cancer Policy Network has published 'A framework to support implementation of LDCT lung cancer screening', to enable a robust assessment of readiness to implement a lung cancer screening programme.

Lung Cancer Policy Network video on screening now available in five languages

Our recent Lung Cancer Policy Network video, ‘Why lung cancer screening should be a global policy priority’, is now available in five languages – English, German, French, Spanish and Polish.

The Lung Cancer Policy Network’s statement on the EU Recommendation on cancer screening

The Lung Cancer Policy Network welcomes the inclusion of lung cancer in the EU Council Recommendation and now looks towards the implementation of effective lung cancer screening programmes.

UK National Screening Committee recommends introduction of targeted lung cancer screening

The Lung Cancer Policy Network is pleased to see the UK National Screening Committee’s recent announcement in favour of targeted lung cancer screening.

Register now for ‘Towards implementation: momentum for lung cancer screening in the EU’

Join the Lung Cancer Policy Network on 27 September for a virtual round table: turning recommendations into the implementation of lung cancer screening in the EU.

Out now — Lung cancer screening: learning from implementation

The report highlights the existing wealth of research in implementation of lung cancer screening and is supported by a variety of global case studies.

Meet our members: Professor Dorothy Keefe

We speak to Dorothy Keefe, CEO of Cancer Australia and honorary Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide.

Meet our members: Professor Mariusz Adamek

Professor Adamek’s interests lie in lung cancer prevention and screening, as well as low-dose computed tomography with a particular focus on molecular biology methods, prediction models and image analysis.