Katie Roberts

• Health & Medicine

What’s happened to cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Six months since lockdown, we’ve got a much clearer picture how cancer services were affected, and how well they’re recovering. Six months since lockdown, we’ve got a much clearer picture how cancer services were affected, and how well they’re recovering.

11 September 2020

• Health & Medicine

Why it’s difficult to estimate the number of extra cancer deaths caused by service disruption during COVID-19

Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on cancer survival is not an easy thing to do. Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on cancer survival is not an easy thing to do.

21 July 2020

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 6: “The kids being home all the time has been quite a challenge”

We caught up with 3 people living with cancer to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them and their families. We caught up with 3 people living with cancer to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them and their families.

17 July 2020

• Health & Medicine

Coronavirus and cancer – July updates

We’re monitoring the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK. We’re monitoring the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK.

7 July 2020

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

COVID-19: “It could take months to build research up again”

Professor Richard Gilbertson talks about the impact of COVID-19 on research at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre. Professor Richard Gilbertson talks about the impact of COVID-19 on research at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre.

1 July 2020

• Health & Medicine

Coronavirus and cancer – June updates

We’re monitoring the latest coronavirus government and NHS health updates from across the UK. We’re monitoring the latest coronavirus government and NHS health updates from across the UK.

4 June 2020

• Health & Medicine

Over 2 million people waiting for cancer screening, tests and treatments

For cancer services to get back on track, patients and staff working must be tested regularly for COVID-19, whether they have COVID-19 symptoms or not.  For cancer services to get back on track, patients and staff working must be tested regularly for COVID-19, whether they have COVID-19 symptoms or not. 

1 June 2020

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 4: “I know I’m in a queue, but things feel uncertain”

We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how isolation due to the pandemic has been affecting them and their families. We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how isolation due to the pandemic has been affecting them and their families.

29 May 2020

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 3: “I should have known when they came back in PPE”

Christine was diagnosed with COVID-19 just after finishing her chemotherapy treatment. Christine was diagnosed with COVID-19 just after finishing her chemotherapy treatment.

18 May 2020

• Health & Medicine

Coronavirus and cancer – May updates

We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates concerning coronavirus (COVID-19) and cancer from May. We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates concerning coronavirus (COVID-19) and cancer from May.

4 May 2020

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 1: “I’m taking things week by week”

We caught up with several people around the country who live with cancer, to find out how the pandemic was affecting them. We caught up with several people around the country who live with cancer, to find out how the pandemic was affecting them.

27 April 2020

• Health & Medicine

Our nurse helpline during coronavirus: ‘We’re here to help people understand what’s happening’

Since the COVID-19 virus began to disrupt everyone’s lives, the Cancer Research UK helpline hasn’t stopped ringing. Since the COVID-19 virus began to disrupt everyone’s lives, the Cancer Research UK helpline hasn’t stopped ringing.

23 April 2020