Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

A giant pair of lungs came to the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon to raise awareness of lung cancer and the importance of lung checks for detecting serious illness.

Health professionals were on hand to talk to visitors about lung health and provide information about the Targeted Lung Health Checks Programme. The free NHS check-ups are for smokers and ex-smokers aged 55 – 74 who are at increased risk of developing lung cancer.

Volunteers from Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation a leading UK lung cancer charity visit towns across the UK with their inflatable lungs to discuss lung health. They were joined in Basildon by members of the local Lung Health Checks Programme.

Ari spoke to Cathy Brokenshire and Claire Kelly from Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.