“[It] is devastating families, some of those who live among our poorest communities,” she added. “Access to lung screening matters because it means more people may be diagnosed at an early stage, when more treatment options are available.”Ms Roulston said there have been big improvements in how other forms of cancer are diagnosed and treated “but long-term lung cancer survival in the UK isn’t much higher than it was 50 years ago”.”This is unacceptable when evidence shows that earlier diagnosis through lung cancer screening can potentially help hundreds of people live longer healthier lives,” she said.
