Rachel Orritt

Rachel completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Lincoln before joining Cancer Research UK. As a manager in the health information team, Rachel reviews and communicates evidence-based information on the causes of cancer, early diagnosis and screening. She is particularly interested in tackling health inequalities and helping people stop smoking.

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Health & Medicine

Health inequalities: Why is it harder for some people to eat healthily?

We investigate diet inequality and its root causes with Dr Amy Yau, Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. We investigate diet inequality and its root causes with Dr Amy Yau, Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

by Rachel Orritt | Analysis | 24 June 2022

24 June 2022

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Health inequalities

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Health & Medicine

Health inequalities: Why do people smoke if they know it’s bad for them?

For the second instalment in our health inequalities series, we're looking at what's behind differences in the causes of smoking. For the second instalment in our health inequalities series, we're looking at what's behind differences in the causes of smoking.

by Rachel Orritt | Analysis | 1 April 2022

1 April 2022

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Health inequalities

Health & Medicine

6 things you need to know about cervical screening

It’s completely up to you whether to go to cervical cancer screening. But the answers to these 6 questions could help you decide. It’s completely up to you whether to go to cervical cancer screening. But the answers to these 6 questions could help you decide.

by Rachel Orritt | Analysis | 25 October 2021

25 October 2021

Health & Medicine

Commuting and polluting – whose health is losing out?

We look at new research measuring how much pollution we're exposed to on our commutes, particularly in London. We look at new research measuring how much pollution we're exposed to on our commutes, particularly in London.

by Rachel Orritt | Analysis | 3 March 2017

3 March 2017

Health & Medicine

Why has science seemingly changed its mind on night shifts and breast cancer?

New research has a possible answer to a long-standing question over whether working night shifts increases the risk of breast cancer. New research has a possible answer to a long-standing question over whether working night shifts increases the risk of breast cancer.

by Rachel Orritt | Analysis | 14 October 2016

14 October 2016

Cancer News