Topic 2: Integration of Mobile CT Scanning-Mobile CT in Urban Areas

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The UK has implemented mobile lung cancer screening to address challenges such as geographical accessibility and social barriers. Despite being a densely populated small nation, mobile CT scanners have proven effective in reaching underserved populations, especially those in deprived areas who face barriers like travel costs and emotional resistance to traditional hospital settings. Programs initiated in Manchester, Liverpool, and London demonstrated high participation rates and significant cancer detection. The success has garnered national attention and funding, leading to the expansion of the NHS's Targeted Lung Health Check programme, aiming for broader population coverage by 2018.

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Haval Balata

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mobile lung cancer screening

geographical accessibility

underserved populations

NHS Targeted Lung Health Check

cancer detection