Pilot feasibility study to deliver low-dose CT lung cancer screening in Scotland: descriptive findings from the LungScot study
Debbie Cavers, Ahsan R Akram, Elizabeth K Sage, John D Maclay, Gordon W Cowell, James Mitchell, Graeme Dickie, Christine Campbell, Kathryn A Robb, Frank Sullivan, Peter Murchie, Aileen Neilson, Robert J C Steele, Edwin J R van Beek, David Weller · 2026
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Debbie Cavers leads a large Scottish team in 2026 in piloting lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scans, the kind of program that catches tumors while they are still curable. The LungScot study asked plain feasibility questions before any national rollout: would people come, and could clinics deliver the scans fairly?
The pilot ran across four health board regions spanning varied geography and wealth. It targeted people by risk rather than blanket invitation, then tracked who was screened, who they were, and what the scans found. Descriptive lessons like these decide whether a screening program can leave the drawing board.
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| CREATOR | Debbie Cavers, Ahsan R Akram, Elizabeth K Sage, John D Maclay, Gordon W Cowell, James Mitchell, Graeme Dickie, Christine Campbell, Kathryn A Robb, Frank Sullivan, Peter Murchie, Aileen Neilson, Robert J C Steele, Edwin J R van Beek, David Weller |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |