Early detection

• Policy & Insight

Developing target product profiles to support better cancer tests

Target product profiles can help turn promising technologies into tools the NHS can use to diagnose cancer earlier. Here's how. Target product profiles can help turn promising technologies into tools the NHS can use to diagnose cancer earlier. Here's how.

17 October 2024

• Personal Stories

A tale of two diagnoses: A patient’s perspective on the importance of earlier diagnosis

Michael, who spoke at our early diagnosis conference this year, tells the story of his two cancer diagnoses and gives his perspective on the importance of early diagnosis Michael, who spoke at our early diagnosis conference this year, tells the story of his two cancer diagnoses and gives his perspective on the importance of early diagnosis

10 October 2024

• Health & Medicine
• Charity News

Tesco pharmacies are helping spot cancer early

For the September early diagnosis campaign, Tesco customers with unusual symptoms or questions about cancer are invited to get expert information and support while they shop. For the September early diagnosis campaign, Tesco customers with unusual symptoms or questions about cancer are invited to get expert information and support while they shop.

18 September 2024

• Science & Technology

Papcup: Could this at-home HPV test make cervical screening easier?

Sânziana Foia is developing a cervical screening device designed to detect high-risk HPV in menstrual blood within minutes. It could help remove some of the biggest barriers to cervical screening, helping many more eligible people take part.  Sânziana Foia is developing a cervical screening device designed to detect high-risk HPV in menstrual blood within minutes. It could help remove some of the biggest barriers to cervical screening, helping many more eligible people take part. 

4 September 2024

• Health & Medicine

Symptom triggered testing helps doctors diagnose ovarian cancer early

Testing women with symptoms that could be linked to ovarian cancer is an effective way of finding aggressive forms of the disease in their early stages, according to research we helped fund. Testing women with symptoms that could be linked to ovarian cancer is an effective way of finding aggressive forms of the disease in their early stages, according to research we helped fund.

15 August 2024

• Science & Technology

At-home saliva test could help diagnose prostate cancer sooner

A spit test that predicts people's genetic risk of prostate cancer could help find more cases earlier, according to the BARCODE 1 trial. A spit test that predicts people's genetic risk of prostate cancer could help find more cases earlier, according to the BARCODE 1 trial.

1 June 2024

• Health & Medicine
• Charity News

Sarah Harding's legacy: finding women who may have higher breast cancer risks

One year in, the research project launched in memory of Sarah Harding is identifying younger women who may have a higher breast cancer risk. One year in, the research project launched in memory of Sarah Harding is identifying younger women who may have a higher breast cancer risk.

30 May 2024

• Science & Technology

Proteins in blood could give cancer warning seven years earlier

Proteins in people's blood could be used to find and even one day prevent cancers, according to the team behind two of our latest studies. Proteins in people's blood could be used to find and even one day prevent cancers, according to the team behind two of our latest studies.

15 May 2024