Episode 590: MJA Podcasts 2025 Episode 20 - Lung Cancer Screening Program

Australia has its first new cancer screening programme in 20 years, this time for lung cancer. 

Today we’ll be discussing this new programme in depth as well as the role of primary care and the supports available in delivering the programme.

This podcast is Sponsored by the Australian Government National Lung Cancer Screening Program.

Professor Vivienne Milch is Medical Director, at Cancer Australia. Professor Milch is also Medical Advisor to the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing on cancer screening policy.

Professor Milch holds a Master’s degree in Health Policy and is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Medicine, Sydney Campus at The University of Notre Dame, Australia and Professorial Fellow at the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University in Adelaide. 

Prior to joining Cancer Australia, Professor Milch was a General Practitioner and clinical researcher at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney. 

Relevant links:

• the Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer guide
• Healthcare Provider Toolkit
• The NLCSP website
  • Program Guidelines
  • GP guide resource
  • Reducing stigma in the program
  • Low-dose CT Scan request form
  • eLearning modules developed by Lung Foundation Australia
  • Actionable additional findings guidelines