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A blood test to find over 50 cancers could be the future of early diagnosis

April 9, 2020 Guest Author 0

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 […]

Which screening guidelines are woefully inadequate?

September 20, 2019 Peter Sasieni 0

Following a high-profile article calling for a change in guidelines to make it easier for African Americans to be eligible for lung cancer screening, Prof […]

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Cervical Cancer: The Epidemic that never was!

February 8, 2019 Peter Sasieni 2

Trying to say what would have happened is difficult. Alternate history is a type of fiction that explores what might have happened if a particular […]

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 […]

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 […]

The breast screening scandal: Part 1 – why did it happen?

May 18, 2018 Peter Sasieni 2

The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, announced in the House of Commons that 450,00 women missed out on breast cancer screening invitations due to an […]

The breast screening scandal: Part 2 – should women accept catch-up invitations?

May 18, 2018 Peter Sasieni 0

A group of doctors and health experts wrote to The Times urging women aged 70-79 who did not undergo routine breast cancer screening because of […]

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