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Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation NZ is dedicated to improving heart and lung health outcomes. It brings together the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, Kia Manawanui Trust – The Heart of Aotearoa, Lung Foundation NZ, and the Bronchiectasis Foundation NZ.

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LDCT Screening can Reduce Inequities by Targeting People Most at Risk of Lung Cancer

This factsheet covers how targeted LDCT screening can reduce socioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer outcomes by tackling access barriers and late presentation.

Reduce inequities
Topic
Lung Cancer
Languages
English
Audience
Health professionals

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LDCT Screening Offers Targeted Approach for Detecting Lung Cancer Earlier in People at Highest Risk

This factsheet demonstrates lung cancer risk factors beyond smoking, to inform targeted screening eligibility criteria that boosts early detection without overdiagnosis.

LDCT targeted approach

Screening Creates Opportunities to Detect Lung Cancer Earlier

This factsheet shows how LDCT screening meets key public health screening criteria and can shift lung cancer from a late-diagnosed, often fatal disease to one detected early and treated effectively.

Opportunities to detect earlier