Wales has increased the cervical screening interval for women aged 25-49 from 3 to 5 years
The cervical screening programme in Wales introduced a change on New Year’s Day 2022. I don’t think it was thought to be controversial, but it […]
Communicating scientific information
Cancer Prevention Group’s 2021 Christmas reading list
It’s that time of year again – to sit back, relax, and get stuck into one of our papers over the festive period! Below are […]
From assessing attitudes to a hypothetical HPV vaccine to seeing the real impact on cancer rates: reflections on 15 years of HPV vaccine behavioural science
This post was written by Dr Jo Waller & Dr Laura Marlow. Jo is a reader in cancer behavioural science & has a particular interest […]
The Vape Debate: Sticks and stones may break your bones but inflammatory terminology will cause more harm in the long run
In this post, Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held virtually on the 3-4th of December 2020. “Needles are not […]
The Vape Debate: Are critiques of flavours just (tobacco-less) smoke and mirrors?
In this post, Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held virtually on the 3-4th of December 2020. A year on […]
An interview with: Dr Stuart Griffiths, Director of Research & Services at Yorkshire Cancer Research
Dr Stuart Griffiths is the current Director of Research & Services at Yorkshire Cancer Research. Previously, Stuart has worked as the Assistant Director of Research […]
Achieving cervical cancer elimination requires collective action from civil society
In her previous blog, Rose Brade, policy advisor for Cancer Research UK’s international cervical cancer prevention programme, wrote about her personal experiences with vaccine hesitancy […]
The Ageing Soma, Cancer Evolution & Prevention
James DeGregori is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Colorado. His lab seeks to understand how carcinogenic conditions promote cancer […]
The Ageing Soma, Screening and All-Cause Mortality
Paul Pharoah is Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge, where he leads research on the molecular pathology of breast and ovarian cancer […]
Vaccine hesitancy and disease prevention – It’s not just coronavirus which stands to lose
In this post Rose Brade, International Policy Advisor at Cancer Research UK provides her personal experiences with vaccine hesitancy and the implications for cervical cancer […]
Engineering meets medicine: A toilet to monitor our health or ill-health.
This blog was written by Mairéad Lyons. Mairéad is a Senior Consultant to YouScreen the HPV Self-Sampling study. She has been working in healthcare for […]