Petition launched calling on government to do more
A Manx family is calling for lung cancer screening to take place on the Isle of Man.
Currently only three types of cancer screening are done here - breast, bowel and cervical.
Paul Smith found out in December last year that he had the disease - eight weeks later he died.
His wife Sharon, daughter Laura and sister Helen spoke to Manx Radio's Chanelle Sukhoo about a petition they've started which is calling for more to be done to detect the 'silent killer':
Manx Radio has contacted the Isle of Man Government for comment.
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