Cancer outcomes during COVID: building on existing datasets & collaborations
In this blog Dr Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Reader (Associate Professor) in Cancer Epidemiology in the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences at King’s College London […]
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A blood test to find over 50 cancers could be the future of early diagnosis
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 […]
Who tackles cancer prevention? Five key vocations you may not know about!
When most people think of who tackles cancer in our society the first thing that comes to mind is the doctor. This may be the […]
The Marmot review: Lessons for cancer screening and prevention
A few weeks ago, on the 24th of February 2020, Michael Marmot released the newest review of his “Fair Society, Healthy Lives review”, detailing how […]
Statistical modelling of tumour growth and spread
This posting is an abbreviated version of a lecture given by Peter Sasieni at the Karolinska Institute on the occasion of the PhD thesis defence […]
Does a ‘Cancer Prevention Diet’ really exist?
Traditionally, January and the New Year is a time for New Year’s resolutions. For many people, their New Year’s resolution revolves around the idea of […]
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
To coincide with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, Jo Waller (@Jo_WallerKCL) has pulled together a summary of the research our group has been doing over the […]
Cancer Prevention Group’s Christmas reading list
As the year draws to an end, we have been looking back and reflecting on the groups achievements in 2019. We decided that the best […]
Smoking: it’s the end of the word as we know it. Report from the e-Cigarette summit.
In this post Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held at the Royal Society on the 14th November 2019. […]
Global Perspectives on Screening: Sub-Saharan Africa
Changing burdens of disease When we discuss the burden of disease in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), our mind immediately jumps to examples such […]
Structural racism – a root cause of health inequities?
We have all heard how cancer outcomes are poorer for people in low socioeconomic groups and those from ethnic minority backgrounds. Although I knew that […]