The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Investigating Symptoms of Lung Cancer

This guide has been developed to assist all health professionals to investigate symptomatic people with suspected lung cancer and support their early and rapid referral into the diagnostic pathway.

This is a general guide to appropriate practice to be followed subject to the clinician’s judgement in each individual case. The guide is based on the best available evidence and expert consensus.

File size:: 344.83 KB
Document status:: Current - Published with minor amendments.
Cancer type:: Lung cancer
Publication audience:: Resources for health professionals
Year of publication:: 2020

Last updated 23 April 2025

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