Overview
- Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said more than 20,000 high-risk volunteers will begin low-dose CT screening next month.
- Recruitment will run for 18 to 24 months and focus on people ages 50 to 74 who smoke or quit within 15 years, typically with at least 20 pack-years.
- Findings are intended to set eligibility rules by 2030 to enable an organized, population-level screening program.
- Evidence from multiple studies indicates low-dose CT detects earlier tumors in at-risk groups and reduces mortality by roughly 20–25%.
- Rist also announced a separate experimental effort for those at high risk of breast cancer, and President Emmanuel Macron is due to outline funding priorities today.