• Health & Medicine

Colon capsule endoscopy – reshaping bowel cancer diagnosis

A disposable camera that’s small enough to swallow and powerful enough to help rule out bowel cancer. And it could be coming to a clinic near you. A disposable camera that’s small enough to swallow and powerful enough to help rule out bowel cancer. And it could be coming to a clinic near you.

14 April 2021

• Health & Medicine

Talk Cancer: How to have conversations that could save lives

Despite thousands of us turning to the web for answers on reducing our risk of cancer, it’s something many don’t feel comfortable talking about. Despite thousands of us turning to the web for answers on reducing our risk of cancer, it’s something many don’t feel comfortable talking about.

13 April 2021

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GPs report ‘perfect storm’ of problems leading to 20,000 drop in urgent referrals for lung cancer

Reluctance to attend hospital tests and come forward about symptoms could be contributing to delays in lung cancer diagnosis. Reluctance to attend hospital tests and come forward about symptoms could be contributing to delays in lung cancer diagnosis.

24 March 2021

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• Policy & Insight

Opinion: ‘Wales needs more than a three-page statement to get cancer services back on track’

The Welsh Government’s decision to publish just a short statement on how it intends to improve patient care over the next 5 years is unacceptable. The Welsh Government’s decision to publish just a short statement on how it intends to improve patient care over the next 5 years is unacceptable.

22 March 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Predicting future breast cancer with precision

An international team of Cancer Grand Challenges scientists are conducting one biggest studies of its kind to try to predict who will develop invasive breast cancer. An international team of Cancer Grand Challenges scientists are conducting one biggest studies of its kind to try to predict who will develop invasive breast cancer.

22 March 2021

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2,000 fewer people in England began cancer treatment in January

The latest cancer waiting times show an 8% drop in the number of people starting cancer treatment in January, compared with figures from January 2020. The latest cancer waiting times show an 8% drop in the number of people starting cancer treatment in January, compared with figures from January 2020.

11 March 2021

• Science & Technology

Changes detected in BRCA1 breast cells before they turn cancerous

Scientists have mapped out some of the earliest changes that occur in seemingly healthy breast tissue long before any tumours appear. Scientists have mapped out some of the earliest changes that occur in seemingly healthy breast tissue long before any tumours appear.

8 March 2021

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Almost half of people with possible cancer symptoms didn’t see GP in first wave of pandemic

Nearly half of people who had potential cancer symptoms in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not contact their GP. Nearly half of people who had potential cancer symptoms in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not contact their GP.

25 February 2021

• Policy & Insight

Opinion: ‘We need to increase testing in primary care’

Professor Willie Hamilton specialises in primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter, with a particular expertise in cancer. Professor Willie Hamilton specialises in primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter, with a particular expertise in cancer.

24 February 2021

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Over 100,000 Scotland patients in test backlog

With the Scottish Parliament elections on the horizon, it's time to plan for recruiting more NHS staff to cope with demand, says Cancer Research UK. With the Scottish Parliament elections on the horizon, it's time to plan for recruiting more NHS staff to cope with demand, says Cancer Research UK.

23 February 2021

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‘Thousands’ of lung cancer cases going undiagnosed in England

Health officials are urging people to get symptoms checked, after figures suggest that thousands of people in England could have undiagnosed lung cancer. Health officials are urging people to get symptoms checked, after figures suggest that thousands of people in England could have undiagnosed lung cancer.

17 February 2021