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Lung Cancer Screening Truck Is Going to Leek
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Lung cancer screening truck is going to Leek
A new scanner screen service is coming to Leek Hospital. University Hospitals of North Midlands lung cancer screening service and TIC Imaging, part of the TIC Health Group, are teaming up to bring a new high tech mobile CT scanner to Leek, which will be used to help save lives. The lung cancer screening programme – previously known as the targeted lung health check programme – invites past and present smokers from the Moorlands and wider Staffor…
Implementing a lung cancer screening program among smokers in Spain would allow for the detection of asymptomatic cases and increase the five-year survival rate for those affected by the disease to 90%, which currently stands at around 15%, according to […]
The Cassandra pilot program, which aims to demonstrate the effectiveness and economic viability of lung cancer screening in Spain, already has the first results. Among the first 658 volunteers studied, the tests allowed 21 tumors to be detected in early stages, a fact that significantly increases the chances of healing.Continue reading...
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