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Irish Cancer Society says lung screenings ‘imperative’ as pilot to be launched

The Business Post revealed last week that a lung cancer screening pilot would soon get underway under the authority of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) as part of a wider European Union-funded lung screening programme

Rachel Morrogh, director of advocacy with the Irish Cancer Society said they had been campaigning for a lung cancer screening programme to be introduced in Ireland for a number of years. Picture: Getty

The Irish Cancer Society has welcomed plans for an Irish lung cancer screening pilot, which is due to get underway this year.

Last week the Business Post revealed that a lung cancer screening pilot would soon get underway under the authority of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) as part of a wider European Union-funded lung screening programme.

Strengthening the Screening of Lung Cancer in Europe (SOLACE) is a new health project funded under ...