Jens Vogel-Claussen, scientific director of the HANSE study, in front of the study truck; Copyright: Stefan Knaak Photography.
Jens Vogel-Claussen, scientific director of the HANSE study, in front of the study truck; Copyright: Stefan Knaak Photography. MHH involved in HANSE screening programme for former and active smokers On 26 July, the largest German programme to date for the early detection of lung cancer starts with over 12,000 test persons. Three lung centres in northern Germany and the prominent doctor and patron of the study, Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, invite women and men between 55 and 79 years of age to take part in a free lung check. The target group is (ex-)smokers who have an increased risk of lung cancer. Up to 5,000 people will receive a free examination with a modern low-dose computed tomography (CT) in a mobile study truck that will alternate between the three study sites in Hanover, Lübeck and Großhansdorf near Hamburg. The HANSE screening programme is being conducted under the direction of Jens Vogel-Claussen (Hannover Medical School), Dr. Martin Reck (LungenClinic Großhansdorf). All three institutions are members of the German Centre for Lung Research.
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