Screening for lung cancer

Screening means checking for a disease in a group of people who don't show any symptoms of the disease. Screening tests help find lung cancer before any symptoms develop. When lung cancer is found and treated early, the chances of successful treatment are better.

If you currently smoke tobacco or used to smoke tobacco and you're between 55 and 74 years of age, you should get screened for lung cancer using low-dose CT scan. You should be screened once each year for 3 years or until you're told that you're unlikely to benefit from screening. Screening will unlikely benefit you if you develop other serious health conditions that can make you too frail for lung cancer treatment.

Find out more about lung cancer screening.