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Medical research and the double-edged sword of data protection

March 5, 2021 Jamie Doorbar 1

Just over two years ago, on the 25th of May 2018, the UK government implemented the Data Protection Act across the country. This was the latest […]

Medical research and the common law of confidentiality

February 19, 2021 Jane Rigney 0

In this series, members of our group, the wider research field & individuals from public interest groups will debate the use of patient data in […]

Cancer Prevention Group’s 2020 Christmas reading list

December 21, 2020 Jamie Doorbar 0

Following the success of our 2019 reading list (available here) we’ve decided to put together a list of 25 publications to celebrate the cancer prevention […]

5 minutes with: Dr Dorothy Lombe

October 30, 2020 Jane Rigney 0

Dr Dorothy Lombe is a clinical and radiation oncologist at the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Zambia & is a member of the International Task Force […]

5 minutes with: Dr Zipporah Ali

October 16, 2020 Jane Rigney 0

Dr Zipporah Ali is the Executive Director or of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA), and a member of the International Task Force on […]

Breast screening for women in their 40s – what are we waiting for?

August 13, 2020 Peter Sasieni 0

A friend of mine in her late 40s has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, she spotted it early and it sounds as if […]

Is mammography screening still worthwhile? The results of a review provide some answers…

June 12, 2020 Jane Rigney 1

Amanda Dibden is a statistician at Queen Mary University of London. Here she highlights the main results from her recently published worldwide review and meta-analysis […]

Engineering meets medicine: A toilet to monitor our health or ill-health.

April 24, 2020 Jane Rigney 1

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 […]

Does a ‘Cancer Prevention Diet’ really exist?

January 29, 2020 Jamie Doorbar 0

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 […]