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Screening iconoclasm series: Are you putting too much value on positive predictive value?

February 21, 2019 Peter Sasieni 0

If you read the previous blog from the screening iconoclast and know a little about screening, you might be thinking that the thing to do […]

Electronic cigarettes really can help you to quit smoking

January 31, 2019 Peter Sasieni 1

New evidence  shows that electronic cigarettes, when used together with behavioural support, enable substantially more smokers to give up than nicotine replacement treatments accompanied by […]

Screening iconoclasm series: Don’t be overly sensitive about sensitivity

January 25, 2019 Peter Sasieni 2

In this post, Peter Sasieni argues that sensitivity is over-rated. It is the first of a series of posts on “Screening Iconoclasm” in which we […]

What is cancer screening?

January 18, 2019 Shama Sheikh 4

Cancer screening is never straight forward and can be confusing. We discuss some of the key concepts in cancer screening. You’ll find that we refer […]

Can food supplements help prevent cancer?

October 12, 2018 Alejandra Castanon 1

When it comes to health, prevention is better than cure. Over the last 50 years the use of statins, B-blockers and aspirin has prevented half […]

How much should we be willing to spend to introduce a public health intervention sooner?

October 5, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

Public health interventions tend to be complex and need a lot of planning and preparation before they can be rolled out successfully. But how much […]

Cervical Screening Programme change in Wales: what has Cervical Screening Wales done about it?

August 29, 2018 Guest Author 2

Guest blog post by: Dr Simon Leeson (NHS Wales) On Monday 17th September, Wales will become the first nation in the UK to fully convert its cervical […]

Rates of cervical cancer in women aged 20-24 in England seen to double – should we be worried?

June 8, 2018 Alejandra Castanon 2

The HPV virus causes most cases of cervical cancer. This is why an HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 12 to 13 started in 2008. […]

Data protection versus health protection

May 30, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

On 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went live. GDPR is designed to protect EU citizens from organisations using their data […]

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