CT scans detect up to 70 per cent of early stage lung cancers, study finds
There is currently no national screening programme for lung cancer in the UK
14 February 2021 • 7:49pm
CT scans could detect up to 70 per cent of lung cancers in the early stages, an NHS study has found, potentially saving thousands of lives.
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CT scans could detect up to 70 per cent of lung cancers in the early stages, an NHS study has found, potentially saving thousands of lives.
Initial findings from the Summit study, currently underway at University College London Hospital NHS trust (UCLH), has suggested lung cancer could eventually become a condition which is detected early.
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Lester May was treated for Covid at University College Hospital
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With the same decency and respect
Lester May, Reachview Close, Camden Town, writes:
Having a light breakfast in my bed in a Covid-19 high-dependency respiratory ward in University College London Hospital, I sought some light reading material. I found myself reading every side of a 24g packet of Corn Flakes. The multiple languages struck me as a metaphor for the hospital staff, medical and others.
Isolating at home with some sort of lurgy, I was in no pain but, one night, that changed markedly. I completed an NHS form online in the small hours and, within half an hour, a doctor phoned me. In the next hour or so, two London Ambulance guys were at my front door. It was all rather impressive.
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