A GP guide to lung cancer screening
Need to know:
Lung cancer remains the biggest cause of cancer deaths in Australia and worldwide.
This is true despite the many developments in cancer treatments, the availability of curative surgery and modern radiotherapy, such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), and national efforts to ensure timely referral for diagnosis and treatment after symptoms/signs develop.1-5
Between 2012 and 2016, the five-year relative survival rate from lung cancer was only 18.6% compared to 69.2% for all cancers combined.1