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Supporting earlier diagnosis of lung cancer 

North Central London Cancer Alliance began offering lung health checks in autumn 2022, to support the early detection and treatment of lung cancer. Lung Cancer Screening is offered to local residents between the ages of 55 and 74 who smoke or used to smoke.

Lung Cancer Screening will be available nationally in England from April 2025

Invitation letters are sent out by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), after relevant patient data has been collected from each GP practice.

Lung Cancer Screening comprises of two stages: First a telephone call with a health professional who will carry out a brief assessment of the participant’s risk of lung cancer. If deemed to be high risk the participant will then be invited for a lung health check and low dose chest CT scan. The Lung Cancer Screening service will organise this, as required.

The sites for attending a lung health check and CT scan appointment are University College Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre at The Mall Wood Green.

Information for those eligible for a check is available on a dedicated website . If patients have questions about Lung Cancer Screening and cannot find the answer on the website or in their invitation letter, they can email: uclh.ncllunghealthcheck@nhs.net or call 0800 652 9589.

Why is Lung Cancer Screening important?

• Lung cancer can go undetected during its early stages, as there are often no signs or symptoms.
• Less than 20% of people diagnosed with lung cancer survive for five years or more.
• Lung Cancer Screening helps to detect cancer at an earlier stage, when curative treatment is more possible.
• To date, 80% of lung cancers found through Lung Cancer Screening have been at stage 1 or stage 2, compared to 30% without this kind of intervention.

Information about Lung cancer symptoms