Lung Cancer Policy Network shared on LinkedIn:
“Every day, scans carried out for other reasons pick up small nodules in the lung. Most are harmless, but some are an early sign of lung cancer. Yet studies suggest only around 30-50% of people with these incidental pulmonary nodules (IPNs) receive appropriate follow-up.
Today, ahead of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we’re launching our implementation toolkit for IPN management programmes to help change that.
Formal IPN management programmes make sure nodules are found, tracked and managed, so lung cancer can be detected earlier across the whole population, including where screening is not yet in place.
The toolkit brings together practical resources to help your health system harness this opportunity:
- a framework to assess your health system’s readiness across six domains,
- a pathway resource mapping the different ways to find, track and manage nodules,
- real-world case studies, from Thailand to Brazil,
- supporting resources on guidelines, technical needs and health system data,
- a video walkthrough and user guide to help you find your way around.
The toolkit is for anyone involved in planning or delivering health services, from policymakers and health system leaders to clinicians and administrators.
You can also read: Pulmonary Nodules in 2026: A Risk-Based Approach to Surveillance, Biopsy, and Definitive Treatment.
