Early CT scans deliver huge fall in lung cancer deaths, study shows

Experts say screening smokers and ex-smokers would significantly reduce mortality rate from disease

Screening smokers and ex-smokers could dramatically reduce deaths from lung cancer - Britain's biggest cancer killer - a major new study has found.

Low-dose computerised tomography (CT) scans can detect tumours in people's lungs early and cut deaths by 16%, according to the UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial (UKLS).