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What to expect

If you are eligible, you will receive a letter or text message inviting you for an initial Lung Health Check. 

The initial assessment will take place over the phone with a health professional. During the initial Lung Health Check, you will be asked some questions about your breathing, overall lung health, lifestyle and family and medical history. 

Based on your answers a risk assessment will be carried out and if your score means that you are at a higher risk of Lung cancer you will be invited to a face-to-face assessment with a Specialist Lung Health Check Nurse. 

At this appointment additional checks will be carried out and you will then normally be offered a low dose CT scan. 

Location and contact details

The scans will take place at the New Community Diagnostic Centre in Newmarket or in Bury St Edmunds at the West Suffolk Hospital. 

  • Location address - West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Ln, Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 2QZ and Newmarket Community Hospital, Exning Rd, Newmarket CB8 7JG 
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