Signs and symptoms

• Health & Medicine

Our new advertising campaign encourages people to Spot Cancer Sooner

Our new advertising campaign serves as a reminder of how easy it is to not to notice changes when we’re busy. Our new advertising campaign serves as a reminder of how easy it is to not to notice changes when we’re busy.

2 November 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

New NICE GP guidelines have huge ambition and potential

A practising GP shares his thoughts on the new National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for suspected cancer, published today. A practising GP shares his thoughts on the new National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for suspected cancer, published today.

23 June 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

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

• Health & Medicine

The challenges of diagnosing cancers earlier: a GP's perspective

A GP shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of diagnosing cancer earlier. A GP shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of diagnosing cancer earlier.

20 March 2015

• Health & Medicine

The importance of diagnosing cancers earlier - the patients' perspective

We speak to four cancer patients about their experience of being diagnosed, and why diagnosing more cancers earlier is an important priority. We speak to four cancer patients about their experience of being diagnosed, and why diagnosing more cancers earlier is an important priority.

19 March 2015

• Health & Medicine

Patients dismissing 'trivial' symptoms could delay cancer diagnosis

People who dismiss their symptoms as trivial or worry about wasting the doctor's time may decide against going to their GP with cancer warning symptoms People who dismiss their symptoms as trivial or worry about wasting the doctor's time may decide against going to their GP with cancer warning symptoms

26 January 2015

• Health & Medicine

Wising up on older people and cancer

A new report has launched looking at what we know, and what we still need to understand, about cancer and older people in the UK - we look at the findings. A new report has launched looking at what we know, and what we still need to understand, about cancer and older people in the UK - we look at the findings.

9 December 2014

• Health & Medicine

Thousands more people get urgent lung cancer tests thanks to cough campaign

Campaign leads to surge of lung cancers diagnosed at an early enough stage for the patients to receive surgery which could be curative  Campaign leads to surge of lung cancers diagnosed at an early enough stage for the patients to receive surgery which could be curative 

3 December 2014

• Health & Medicine

People putting their lives at risk by dismissing cancer symptoms

People could be putting their lives at risk by dismissing potential warning signs of cancer as less serious symptoms, according to new research. People could be putting their lives at risk by dismissing potential warning signs of cancer as less serious symptoms, according to new research.

2 December 2014

• Health & Medicine

Could computers help GPs diagnose cancer early?

We discuss results of an evaluation of a new computer based system to help GPs diagnose cancer. We discuss results of an evaluation of a new computer based system to help GPs diagnose cancer.

21 November 2014

• Health & Medicine

It’s lung cancer awareness month

November is lung cancer awareness month, so we've pulled together key information about the disease and what we’re doing to improve survival. November is lung cancer awareness month, so we've pulled together key information about the disease and what we’re doing to improve survival.

9 November 2014