Do lung cancer scans deter smokers from giving up?

Getting the ‘all clear’ can provide false reassurance – meanwhile, positive results can lead to needless investigations These days, even the most defiant smoker is unlikely to be ignorant of the health risks associated with a 40-a-day habit. But what if you could have an annual Cat scan of your lungs for cancer? To catch out nodules twisting into shadows of malignant cells. If that scan was clear, would you stop smoking? Or would you light up outside the hospital and take your