Doctors call for targeted lung cancer screening to catch cases early and reduce deaths by 20%.
- treatment which uses the immune system to help fight the cancer - in an effort to prolong her life.Julie says her taste has been affected, especially when eating sweet things like ice cream
Julie is now backing calls for targeted lung screening in Wales so other families do not have to go through what her family is going through. One leading cancer charity has criticised the Welsh government for not starting a pilot in Wales already. "I was perfectly fit and healthy with no symptoms whatsoever, so it was very surprising," said the 72-year-old from Liverpool who smoked as a teenager.
"We want to start making a dent in those lung cancer deaths in Wales by screening and curing more cases. "We're seeing cancer outcomes now I would never have dreamt of five to 10 years ago," said Dr Mick Button, lung cancer lead at Cardiff's Velindre cancer hospital.
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