Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts

Making it easier to get chest X-rays, rather than having to wait for a GP referral, could improve survival rates, finds study

More people with lung cancer symptoms in the UK should be able to self-refer for tests rather than wait for their GP to request them, experts have suggested.

Making it easier for those with symptoms to get chest X-rays could help speed up diagnosis and improve survival rates from the disease, they said.