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<p>NHS England is extending targeted lung health checks to clinical commissioning
groups with high mortality rates and high incidence of lung cancer. In Greater Manchester,
introducing low dose CT health checks saw an almost five-fold reduction in stage 4
disease, with 80% of cancers diagnosed at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p>A new cancer
diagnosis standard, designed to ensure that patients find out within 28 days whether
or not they have cancer, will be introduced in 2020. NHS England has published guidance
for lung cancer on how to speed up the start of the pathway, to meet this new standard
and to maximise the number of patients who might benefit from potentially curative
surgery. The National Health Service has been asked to implement this pathway in Refreshing
NHS Plans for 2018/19 (annual planning guidance). Transformation funding was provided
to Cancer Alliances in 2018/19 to ensure the pathway will be implemented across England.
Guidance on the best practice timed diagnosis pathways is available at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/rapid-cancer-diagnostic-and-assessment-pathways/"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/rapid-cancer-diagnostic-and-assessment-pathways/</a></p>
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