• Health & Medicine

Committee recommends upgrades to NHS bowel and cervical screening programmes

The UK National Screening Committee has proposed changes to existing screening programmes for bowel and cervical cancer. The UK National Screening Committee has proposed changes to existing screening programmes for bowel and cervical cancer.

15 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Ovarian cancer screening trial – a tantalising result?

We look at the long-awaited results from a study testing whether an ovarian cancer screening programme could actually save lives from the disease. We look at the long-awaited results from a study testing whether an ovarian cancer screening programme could actually save lives from the disease.

17 December 2015

• Health & Medicine

Public don’t realise screening can help prevent cancer

The public don’t fully understand the purpose of all the national cancer screening programmes, with few people aware that some can prevent the disease The public don’t fully understand the purpose of all the national cancer screening programmes, with few people aware that some can prevent the disease

4 November 2015

• Health & Medicine

Bowel screening kit with extras could help save more lives

Thousands more people would take part in bowel cancer screening if the kit included extras, such as gloves and “poo catchers”. Thousands more people would take part in bowel cancer screening if the kit included extras, such as gloves and “poo catchers”.

7 October 2015

• Health & Medicine

Over fifty per cent do not go for new bowel cancer test

More than half of people invited to take a new bowel cancer screening test didn’t take up the opportunity even though it could prevent the disease & save lives. More than half of people invited to take a new bowel cancer screening test didn’t take up the opportunity even though it could prevent the disease & save lives.

21 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

How are cancer patients diagnosed? And could it be better?

We take an in-depth look at the different ways patients are diagnosed and how understanding and collecting this information can help improve cancer care. We take an in-depth look at the different ways patients are diagnosed and how understanding and collecting this information can help improve cancer care.

11 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

Five reasons the UK must diagnose cancer earlier - and four ways to do it

We look at the latest figures showing how earlier diagnosis of cancer could save lives. We look at the latest figures showing how earlier diagnosis of cancer could save lives.

10 August 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

A ‘simple urine test’ for pancreatic cancer? Not just yet.

We take a closer look at today's 'simple urine test' headlines and find out what's really going on. We take a closer look at today's 'simple urine test' headlines and find out what's really going on.

3 August 2015

• Health & Medicine

Lifting the lid on bowel screening - why doesn't everyone invited take part?

Despite the benefits, the proportion of people who take up bowel cancer screening is disappointingly low. We look at why, and how we can fix it. Despite the benefits, the proportion of people who take up bowel cancer screening is disappointingly low. We look at why, and how we can fix it.

19 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

New ovarian cancer blood test is promising - but screening still a way off

We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off. We look at headlines about a new blood test for ovarian cancer, and why a possible routine screening test for the disease is still some way off.

5 May 2015

• Health & Medicine

Another one of those ‘simple blood tests’ you’re always reading about

Headlines today are heralding a new “simple blood test”, claiming it can predict if a woman will develop breast cancer - but it's too good to be true. Headlines today are heralding a new “simple blood test”, claiming it can predict if a woman will develop breast cancer - but it's too good to be true.

17 April 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Diagnosing cancer earlier - the latest research from the 2015 NAEDI conference

We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference. We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference.

2 April 2015