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Australian Lung Screen Trial

Lung Cancer is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in Australia.

Thank you for your interest in helping advance research into lung cancer screening.

We are researching how best to identify people who are at risk of lung cancer and may benefit from screening in different Australian settings.

  • Are you a never smoker, current or former light smoker?

  • Are you aged from 50 to 80?

  • Do you consider yourself in good general health?

If you answered yes to these 3 questions, you may be eligible for a research study using low-dose CT scans to check your lungs for lung cancer.

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Australian Lung Screen Trial (ALST)

For never / light smokers

Are you:

  • aged from 55-74
  • never smoked or are a current / former light smoker
  • generally well, e.g. capable of doing light work
  • willing to provide consent to have a chest CT scan for the trial

Trial sites

  • Queensland
  • Western Australia

If you are interested, please apply via our online application form.

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Australian Lung Screen Trial (ALST)

For people at risk of developing lung cancer living in a range of geographic and socioeconomic communities

Are you:

  • aged from 50-80
  • current or former smoker
  • generally well, e.g. capable of doing light work
  • willing to provide consent to have a chest CT scan for the trial

Trial sites

  • Queensland
  • Dubbo, NSW

If you are interested, please apply via our online application form.

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Australian Lung Screen Trial (ALST)

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Are you:

  • aged from 50-80
  • current or former smoker
  • generally well, e.g. capable of doing light work
  • willing to provide consent to have a chest CT scan for the trial

Trial sites

  • Queensland
  • Northern Territory

If you are interested, please apply via our online application form.

The University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre is recruiting participants to other lung cancer screening studies. If you currently smoke and want help to quit, including counselling and free nicotine replacement therapy, the Max Up trial may be of interest to you or your friends/family.

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