Lung cancer campaign

Read our lung cancer report, including recommendations for improving diagnosis and care.

The report makes a series of recommendations for improving the diagnosis of lung cancer and the care that follows:

Funding for a national awareness campaign
A commitment to rapid adoption of a targeted, evidenced-based lung cancer screening programme
Lung cancer risk assessment and clinical decision support tools tested and made available in all primary care practices
Introduce a timed pathway for patients with suspected lung cancer admitted as an emergency
Rapid access outpatient pathways introduced to prevent unnecessary emergency admissions
GPs able to make direct access referrals for CT scans for patients with suspected lung cancer
All chest X-rays and CT scans formally reported within four days, and local systems in place to trigger referrals to a specialist rapid access lung cancer clinic
GP practices and secondary care consultants to share access to their direct telephone or email addresses to speed discussion about high risk cases
Centralised systems set up in order to ensure data can be shared
A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) available to all patients suspected to have lung cancer
All patients diagnosed in an emergency setting seen within 24 hours by an acute oncology nurse

Read the full recommendations in detail:

Thank you to all members of the expert working group who steered the production of this report.

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