Professor Arnold Hill:

The Deputy mentioned lung and prostate cancer. I will talk about lung cancer and the potential for screening in that area. There is a very exciting initiative, supported by the Irish Cancer Society with Professor Naidoo, looking at people who have a history of smoking, as identified from their GP records, and bringing them in for a diagnostic screening CT scan. This means that if they do have lung cancer, we are picking it up at an early stage. This is being done in other countries and has proven to be effective. It will be the start of screening for lung cancer in this country, which will enhance survival rates.