Dame Esther Rantzen: Why I'm hopeful for new lung cancer technology
Dame Esther Rantzen has told Paste BN that she's "hopeful" for the future of lung cancer treatment, after the announcement of a new pilot scheme on the NHS.
Tuesday 27 January 2026 12:34, UK
Under the pilot scheme, AI software will be used to analyse lung scans and flag suspicious spots, before a robotic catheter takes precise biopsies, which are then checked in a lab to diagnose or rule out cancer.