20 May 2021

Māori to be focus of lung cancer screening trial

From Morning Report, 8:54 am on 20 May 2021

Māori will be the focus of this country's first trial of screening for lung cancer.

It's been made possible by a grant of nearly $2 million from the Health Research Council and the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases programme.

Lung cancer is our biggest single cause of cancer death, and a major driver of health inequities between Māori and non-Maori.

Otago University Māori health researcher Sue Crengle will lead the trial.