Screening

• Health & Medicine

“Amazing cancer test” is far from ready

4 January 2011

• Health & Medicine

Cancer is biggest fear but 34 per cent put it down to fate

Cancer is the nation's number one fear but more than a third think getting the disease is down to fate and there is nothing they can do to avoid it - according to a Cancer Research UK survey out today (Wednesday). Cancer is the nation's number one fear but more than a third think getting the disease is down to fate and there is nothing they can do to avoid it - according to a Cancer Research UK survey out today (Wednesday).

8 December 2010

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Podcast: cervical cancer screening, prostate cancer treatment, lung surgery rates and a big day out at Westminster

19 November 2010

• Health & Medicine

NCRI Conference: Professor Peter Sasieni on HPV vaccination and cervical screening

10 November 2010

• Health & Medicine

HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime

Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool. Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

10 November 2010

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

NCRI conference: How could the HPV vaccine change cervical screening?

9 November 2010

• Health & Medicine

Government announces new 'Flexi-scope' bowel screening test

The government announced revolutionary new bowel cancer screening after a 16-year clinical trial, revealed that it could save up to 3,000 lives a year. The government announced revolutionary new bowel cancer screening after a 16-year clinical trial, revealed that it could save up to 3,000 lives a year.

5 October 2010

• Health & Medicine

We’re delighted the Government has committed to improve bowel screening

4 October 2010

• Health & Medicine

Single PSA test at age 60 provides an indication of future prostate cancer risk

A prostate antigen level test at age 60 appears to provide an indication of a man's lifetime risk of being diagnosed and dying from prostate cancer. A prostate antigen level test at age 60 appears to provide an indication of a man's lifetime risk of being diagnosed and dying from prostate cancer.

16 September 2010

• Health & Medicine

Calcium deposits could improve breast cancer diagnosis

Scientists have discovered for the first time that studying calcium deposits in the breast, often detected through screening, could help doctors diagnose breast cancer more effectively. Scientists have discovered for the first time that studying calcium deposits in the breast, often detected through screening, could help doctors diagnose breast cancer more effectively.

15 September 2010

• Health & Medicine

Breaking down barriers to cancer screening

10 August 2010

• Health & Medicine

Cell test could predict DCIS breast cancer recurrence

A new test could predict which women have an aggressive form of breast cancer in the milk ducts (DCIS) and spare other women from unnecessary radiotherapy, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday). A new test could predict which women have an aggressive form of breast cancer in the milk ducts (DCIS) and spare other women from unnecessary radiotherapy, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

30 June 2010