NHS on-the-spot liver scans find one in 10 people have liver damage that could lead to deadly cancer

NHS on-the-spot liver scans find one in 10 people have liver damage that could lead to deadly cancer A new initiative to check for liver cancer in high-risk communities has been rolled out as part of a major NHS drive to catch more cancers earlier and save lives.

The roaming trucks performed more than 7,000 fibroscans and identified over 830 people with cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis, a leading cause of liver cancer, in eight months (June 2022 to January 2023) – with the majority of those identified referred on to further care. NHS England