The one screening programme I'm on is a UCH run one for lung cancer. I'm high risk being 60+ with a long smoking history. It's basically a scan every 2 years looking for abnormalities.… (View Post)

I think the path to diagnosis usually involves a biopsy - which is pretty unpleasant. (View Post)

That would be charity. A great nation like ours shouldn't be dependent on charity. (View Post)

I'll be paying this. Still, mustn't grumble. I've been surprised in recent budgets how me and people like me have escaped attention given how tight the public finances are. (View Post)

It does instinctively feel the right thing to do, I agree. I'm just relaying my understanding of why they might decide to target it on just the high risk cohort. I don't think 'excuse&… (View Post)