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PolmoniAMO 5 developing lung cancer, whilst simultaneously increasing funding for currently active programmes. • Mobilising local healthcare services (GPs, Health Centres, Districts) in the target- ing of at-risk populations who are eligible for previously established screening pro- grammes or screening programmes to be implemented at national level, by training and raising their awareness of the importance of screening and setting up coordi- nation structures/initiatives between the local services and the centres where lung cancer screening will take place. • Updating the recommendations for the planning and execution of population screening issued by theMinistry of Health , Directorate General for Planning, in 2005 . • Incorporating within each Regional Oncology Network a centre dedicated to carrying out lung cancer screening programmes , with a centralised hub and in coordination with the other structures involved in the network and with local healthcare services which are active in the care and follow-up of the patient undergoing screening. • Improving the knowledge and awareness of the scientific community with re- gard to the evidence supporting the use of LDCT as a tool to reduce mortality by improving the prognosis of lung cancer patients. • Involving general practice in actively promoting the importance of screening as a tool for adopting a proactive approach to one’s own health for those at increased risk of developing lung cancer.