Balata H, Traverse-Heal L, Blandin-Knight S, et al. - In this observational cohort study, 919 participants (51% women) were involved in order to examine whether a community-based lung cancer screening programme impacted smoking behaviour and smoking attitude in socio-economically deprived populations. At baseline, 50.3% were current smokers. The one-year quit rate was 10.2%, quitting was related to raised baseline symptoms yet not demographics or screening results. Nearly 55% attributed quitting to the Lung Health Check (LHC). In current smokers, 44% reported the LHC had made them consider stopping, 29% made them try to stop and 25% made them smoke lesser while only 1.7% and 0.7% said it made them stress less about smoking or think it fine to smoke. Data imply a community-based lung cancer screening programme in deprived areas positively influences smoking pattern, with no evidence of a "licence to smoke" in those screened.