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How England's new lung cancer screening could save thousands of lives – expert Q&A

Lung cancer is often caught too late. As a result, it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. To detect it earlier, NHS England is rolling out a nationwide screening programme that has already begun in some areas, but will ramp up from 2025. Smokers and former…

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World Lung Cancer Day 2023: Disease’s symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments

The annual commemoration has raised awareness for lung cancer for more than a decade

Evening Standard

Tom Bradby pays heart-wrenching tribute to close ITV friend Emily Morgan at her funeral

ITV journalist Emily Morgan, who worked for ITV News for more than two decades, was only 45 when she died from lung cancer in May

Daily Mirror

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Lung cancer rates among women to overtake men in UK for the first time

Women are warned to stay viligilant against signs of lung cancer

The Independent UK

‘I had zero symptoms’: NHS trial detects lung cancer in fitness fan

Jackie Head, who has trained in the Arctic, now cancer free after early diagnosis in pilot England scheme

The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer diagnoses of UK women to outnumber men’s for first time

Exclusive: Women urged to study symptoms and be as vigilant as they are for breast cancer

The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer symptoms: what to look out for

Though there are usually no signs initially, symptoms such as wheezing and a persistent cough can emerge over time

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AstraZeneca stock value falls by nearly £14bn after cancer drug trial results

Shares close down 8% on concerns that new lung cancer drug may not be as successful as hoped

The Guardian - UK

Brave Esther Rantzen 'surrounded by family' in cancer battle, close pal reveals

Dame Esther Rantzen was diagnosed with lung cancer at the start of the year, which had spread into her armpit. It has since deteriorated but pal Angela Rippon says she's remaining upbeat

Daily Mirror

Dame Esther Rantzen shares how long she has left to live after her cancer diagnosis

She gave her first interview since announcing news of her diagnosis

Nottingham Post

Oncologist told Esther Rantzen how long she has left due to cancer

Dame Esther pressed for an answer after discovering she had lung cancer

Liverpool Echo

BBC The One Show: Esther Rantzen issues health update following lung cancer diagnosis

The 83-year-old journalist and Childline founder has stage four lung cancer

Wales Online

Dame Esther Rantzen shares how long she has left to live after her lung cancer diagnosis

Journalist and presenter, Dame Esther Rantzen, 82, shared her lung cancer diagnosis in January and has since revealed she is facing Stage 4 cancer

Daily Mirror

How do we know health screening programmes work?

The UK is set to roll out a national lung cancer screening programme for people aged 55 to 74 with a history of smoking. The idea is to catch lung cancer at an early stage when it is more treatable.

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Little-known lung cancer symptom on your fingers and other signs of the disease

Lung cancer doesn't always cause symptoms until it starts to spread, however some people may have early signs of the illness

Daily Record

Subtle lung cancer warning sign that you may spot in your fingers

There are lesser known symptoms of cancer that are important to look out for in order to identify the disease, increasing the chances of survival.

Daily Mirror

Subtle lung cancer symptom spotted on your fingers - 'unexpected' sign revealed

Lung cancer can prevent more unexpected symptoms, such as a change in the shape of your fingers as well as the condition of your fingernails

Evening Standard

Jonnie Irwin says he takes ‘every day as a gift’ as he makes rare red carpet appearance at TRIC Awards

The former A Place In The Sun presenter was first diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2020, which has since spread to his brain

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'The dirty disease' – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness

Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to 70 years by July 2025. It aims to save lives by detecting…

Nottingham Post

Rishi Sunak visits Nottingham to announce extension of lung cancer screening

He visited a GP practice and a mobile targeted lung health check unit

The Independent UK

Free lung cancer screenings to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

Evening Standard

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

Wales Online

New £270million project could find or prevent extra 9,000 lung cancers

Smoking is still the leading cause, and it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers

The Guardian - UK

All people in England who have smoked to be offered middle-age lung screening

NHS pilot scheme to be rolled out nationwide in drive to save lives by detecting and treating cancer earlier

The Independent UK

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out: Government

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

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