More than 750,000 people in Scotland were randomized into two groups: one that participated in a screening pilot and another that did not. Of the participants in the screening pilot, 60.6 percent undertook at least one screening test during the study period. Researchers found a 27 percent reduction in mortality among the pilot group.
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