Lung cancer screening

  • Aiming to find lung cancer early, sometimes before you have symptoms.

  • Address: Fordcombe Hospital,

What we do

If you're aged between 55 and 74 and have ever smoked and are registered with a GP surgery, you may be invited to take part in a lung health check as part of our new screening programme.

Lung cancer screening aims to find lung cancer early, sometimes before you have symptoms.

The lung health check looks at how well your lungs are working and can help diagnose lung cancer as early as possible. Early diagnosis can make lung cancer more treatable and make treatment more successful.

Get in touch

For more information, contact us at mtw-tr.lungcancerscreening@nhs.net 

Find out more about your lung cancer screening visit on the NHS website.

You can also find out more about the programme across Kent and Medway. 

Your appointment

A lung health check looks at how well your lungs are working. 

A member of our team will ask about your health and lifestyle, to find out if you are at risk of developing lung cancer. At the end of your lung health check, one of the following things will happen:

  • No further action. If the lung health check suggests you are not at higher risk of developing lung cancer, then no further action is needed.
  • Referral to your GP. If the lung health check finds problems with your breathing or lung health, you may be referred to your GP, to discuss this in more detail.
  • Offered a low dose CT scan of your lungs. If the lung health check finds you're at a higher risk of developing lung cancer, you may be invited for a low dose CT scan.