Early cancer detection with low-dose CT as a statutory service for high-risk patients looks set to begin in Germany in early 2024, according to Prof. Dr. Gerald Antoch, deputy president of the German Röntgen Society (DRG).
In long-term smokers, mortality can be reduced by up to 15%, he noted. Therefore, the Federal Joint Committee will promptly discuss the nationwide introduction of a lung cancer screening program for long-term smokers.
"Hopefully, a gap in health care will soon be closed," said Antoch, who is also the director of the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf.
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