What is the current situation in your country, in terms of lung cancer screening?
Lung cancer screening is currently not part of the mandatory screening tests in Hungary. X-ray lung screening for TB is part of occupational health screening for certain jobs.
What do you hope to achieve with SOLACE and what your message would be to other countries?
In the Sellye district, there is a high proportion of hard-to-reach, disadvantaged, ethnic minority people with lower than average health awareness and doctor visits, who are less likely to participate in screening programmes. It is important that we have an organised way of helping the most vulnerable groups to get screened, where our experience has shown that many diseases affecting not only the lungs but also other organs have been diagnosed in a timely manner.
What is your role and contribution to the project?
Our institution is responsible for informing and involving the target group, helping them to access screening, organising screening and following up patients.
Why SOLACE is important to you?
Our task is to provide a unique free screening opportunity for those in the highest risk groups who are underrepresented in screening programmes. A cessation support programme is a complex way to reduce the prevalence of smoking and lung cancer.
This project is co-funded under the EU4Health Programme 2021–2027 under grant agreement no. 101101187. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
