Does the bowel cancer screening programme in England prevent deaths?
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme is on track to meet its objective of reducing deaths from bowel cancer. Our recently published study, the first […]
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How can we monitor improvements in early diagnosis?
This post was created by Amy Tickle, a Cancer Research UK-funded PhD student in the Cancer Prevention Group. Amy is currently in her second year […]
CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS WEEK: Enjoy a scroll through our year!
For the week that’s in it – Cervical Screening Awareness Week – we have pulled together a round-up of the cervical screening related blogs we […]
‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part II
This post follows ‘A history of cervical screening in England Part I’ written by guest author Scarlett Dargan. Scarlett read History at Churchill College, Cambridge. She […]
HPV Vaccination in Japan: The Journey to Resuming a National Immunisation Programme
This post was written by guest author Maddie Rose Baker. Maddie is an International Journalism Master’s student at City, University of London. She also is a […]
‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part I
This post was written by guest author Scarlett Dargan. Scarlett read History at Churchill College, Cambridge. She is now studying for a master’s in journalism at […]
PODCAST: Remote Consultations in Primary Care
Today we are speaking with Dr Thomas Round on the topic of remote consultations in general practice. Dr Thomas Round is a GP in north-east […]
What are women’s views of personalised breast cancer risk assessment and risk-stratified breast screening?
This post was written by Charlotte Kelley Jones. Charlotte is a postgraduate research (PGR) student within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and School […]
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 […]
Feel It On The First: An interview with breast cancer previvor and survivor Gila Pfeffer
Gila Pfeffer is a Jewish American writer and humourist currently living in the UK with her husband and four teenage children. Gila is a 13-year […]
Health data will pave the route to patient empowerment – so long as it is conducted and managed in an ethical way
This post was written by 67Health in partnership with Data Saves Lives. 67Health is a healthcare communications agency. Data Saves Lives is a multi-stakeholder initiative with […]