A new study claims that several thousand lives could be saved from the dreaded lung cancer just by early diagnosis and timely treatment.

A cancer charity has said that the number of deaths caused by lung cancer in Scotland is ‘completely unacceptable’. Information provided by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) suggest that even though lung cancer is the biggest killer of Scotland still patients across the country are receiving insufficient services.

As per the records of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) which conducted a study on over 50,000 people, deaths from the disease reduced by as much as 20 percent among individuals who were smokers formerly pr presently after their CT scans were done.

Previous year there were around 4,147 deaths from lung cancer which was the maximum recorded number since the year 1995 due to the disease. The charity has introduced the third Report Card which highlighted the lung cancer services for almost 4,600 patients who are diagnosed with the fatal disease annually in Scotland.

The charity has also undertaken the task of assessing the Government’s performance in all the key areas of lung cancer management and patient care.