The Santa Maria Local Health Unit is preparing to join an innovative pilot project for lung cancer screening. The ULSSM has already identified 3,500 eligible patients, who will be invited to undergo screening.
MOAI supported a pilot lung cancer screening project in Portugal. The new pilot project at ULS Santa Maria represents an important step toward improving early detection of lung cancer, a disease that continues to be diagnosed primarily in advanced stages.
Initiatives like this are crucial for increasing early-stage diagnosis, improving the chances of cure, and paving the way for the eventual implementation of nationwide screening programs.
We believe that generating evidence is an essential step toward translating prevention into better health outcomes.
