Signs and symptoms

• 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

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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

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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

• Health & Medicine

Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as pre-cancer test

Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of spotting early signs of oesophageal cancer. Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of spotting early signs of oesophageal cancer.

4 November 2014

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Patients with emergency-diagnosed lung cancer report barriers to seeing their GP

Many patients whose lung cancer is diagnosed as an emergency in hospital reported difficulties in previously seeing their GP Many patients whose lung cancer is diagnosed as an emergency in hospital reported difficulties in previously seeing their GP

4 November 2014

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Ethnic minorities less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to identify barriers to seeking medical help

Ethnic minorities in England are less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to say they wouldn’t see the doctor, according to new research. Ethnic minorities in England are less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to say they wouldn’t see the doctor, according to new research.

1 November 2014