Event Brief
Aug 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
Australia’s lung screening program finds cancer early
By The BriefBrief
Australia’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program, launched in July last year, has scanned more than 117,000 people. One participant, Suzi Scott, was diagnosed with lung cancer last year after a free scan detected it before symptoms, unlike her mother’s fatal cancer in the 1970s.
WHO: Suzi Scott; Australia’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program
WHAT: A free national lung cancer screening program has scanned more than 117,000 people and detected lung cancer early in participants such as Suzi Scott.
WHEN: Reported Aug 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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