Eligible residents in Reddish, Heaton Norris, Brinnington, Woodley and Bredbury are being invited for free lung cancer checks this month. 

If you are a smoker or non-smoker aged between 55-75, and if you are registered at a GP in any of the aforementioned areas, you will be invited to a mobile clinic.

The clinic is based at Morrison's Bredbury, in the car park.

Those invited will first talk to a specialist nurse and answer some health and lifestyle questions, which will determine whether they are high or low risk. 

If deemed high risk, they will be offered a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of their lungs for further investigation on the same day and be enrolled into the programme.

The checks mean that lung cancer symptoms can be spotted earlier, which means future treatment is much more likely to be successful.

The lung cancer checks are quick and free, and most likely you'll get reassurance that everything is okay (Image via Stockport Council)

Indeed, people diagnosed at the earliest stage are nearly 20 times more likely to survive for five years than those whose cancer is caught late. 

Still, according to the NHS, "most visitors to the lung health checks will get reassurance that everything is OK".

Karen McEwan, Clinical Lead for Cancer in Stockport, said: "Please do come along for your appointment. You'll have a chat with a nurse and fill out a questionnaire to look at your risk. 

"About half of the people who visit may also need a low-dose scan which we will also do on the truck.

"It will most likely offer you some reassurance. But it could save your life!"

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