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Huge lung-cancer screening campaign boosts early diagnosis

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scienceMarch 30, 2026

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A computed tomography (CT) scan of a person’s lungs (artificially coloured) reveals several tumours. Credit: Zephyr/SPL

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A national screening programme increased the number of people diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer in England over half a decade1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00954-6

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- Lee, R. W. et al. Nature Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04292-y (2026).

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