Scot who lost mum to lung cancer backs call for national screening programme

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A woman who lost her mother to lung cancer is backing calls for a national screening programme in Scotland, which a charity believes could save thousands of lives.New statistics published by Cancer Research UK indicate that thousands of deaths from lung cancer in Scotland could be avoided if a national screening programme for the disease were to be introduced.The new analysis estimates at least 2,300 lives could be saved from lung cancer over the next decade, as targeted screening, for those most at risk, could see 4,000 more patients diagnosed with the disease at an early stage when it is most treatable.Cancer Research UK says the figures highlight the urgent need for the introduction of a national targeted lung cancer screening programme as part of the Scottish Government’s 10-year cancer strategy.Kelsey Mackay, 31, is backing the call for targeted lung cancer screening to be introduced in Scotland.Her mother, Christine Livingstone, who smoked all her adult life, was just 52 when she died from the disease at St John’s Hospital, West Lothian, on September 19, 2013.Ms Mackay, of Armadale, West Lothian, said: “Lung cancer screening could save lives but it has come too late for my mum.“The earlier cancer is detected the more successful the outcome is likely to be.“I wish things could have turned out differently for my family.

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