China’s health ministry urged people at potential risk to undergo cancer screenings as part of a broader push to improve prevention and control of the disease. People aged 50 and above, long-term smokers, those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or with a family history of lung cancer are advised to undergo annual low-dose spiral CT scans, Lei Haichao, head of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference Saturday. The Chinese government is advancing a campaign to strengthen its comprehensive cancer prevention and control programme by 2030.(BLOOMBERG)
