Lung Cancer: Screening

(asked on 20th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2021 to Question 36637, on Lung Cancer: Screening, what criteria his Department plans to use to inform its decision regarding the introduction of population screening for lung cancer following the recommendation from the National Screening Committee.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 28th September 2021

The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is currently considering the evidence for a population lung cancer screening programme. The UK NSC will assess the effectiveness of the test and subsequent interventions, as well as cost effectiveness and feasibility of implementation in making their recommendation. Ministers will review these criteria alongside the recommendation when making their final decision.

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