Rishi Sunak has insisted an expansion of lung cancer screening will save thousands of lives after a report found the NHS is performing "substantially less well" on life expectancy than foreign health services.The Government has announced a nationwide rollout of a pilot scheme that encourages people to get on-the-spot chest scans in trucks that operate from supermarket car parks.The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of lung cancer cases diagnosed early in order to improve prognosis.

Rishi Sunak has insisted an expansion of lung cancer screening will save thousands of lives after a report found the NHS is performing "substantially less well" on life expectancy than foreign health services.The Government has announced a nationwide rollout of a pilot scheme that encourages people to get on-the-spot chest scans in trucks that operate from supermarket car parks.The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of lung cancer cases diagnosed early in order to improve prognosis.