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Breast screening: MPs' inquiry to assess evidence behind checks

MPs launch NHS screening inquiry

17 December 2013

MPs will investigate the evidence supporting NHS screening programmes, after an independent review c...

The vaccination campaign has reduced the prevalence of HPV types that can cause cervical cancer

HPV infections down 65% under cancer jab programme

16 December 2013

A national vaccination programme in England has dramatically reduced the number of young women infec...

Dr Nagpaul: 'many cases of cancer by their nature can be deceiving by not presenting with clear signs or symptoms.'

GPC hits out at 'simplistic' ranking of GP cancer referrals

9 December 2013

GP leaders and health officials have defended GPs' performance on cancer referrals, after reports su...

The software is partly based on a tool developed by Exeter GP Professor Willie Hamilton, pictured (Photo: National Cancer Research Institute)

Computer tool alerts GPs to patients' cancer risk

4 November 2013

A computer program that predicts a patient's cancer risk based on their symptoms could help GPs diag...

Loss of continuity of care has damaged GPs' ability to spot cancer symptoms, experts said

Bring back 'GP for life' to cut cancer delays, say experts

9 October 2013

Better continuity of care and longer consultation times in general practice could reduce delays to c...

Low oxygen levels in the blood are thought to accelerate malignant melanoma growth (DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Sleep apnoea 'predicts skin cancer risk'

10 September 2013

The aggressiveness of melanoma skin cancer can be predicted by the severity of sleep-disordered brea...

Lung cancer: 'artificial nose' detected 96% of cases (Du Cane Medical Imaging Ltd/Science Photo Library)

'Artificial nose' could diagnose lung cancer

9 September 2013

A device that can 'smell' lung cancer could be used to identify people with the disease, a study sug...

The campaign will target patients with persistent cough

National lung cancer campaign urges GP visits

2 July 2013

A lung cancer campaign has launched in England urging patients with persistent cough to visit their ...

The Be Clear On Cancer campaign to improve awareness of bowel cancer ran in England in 2012 (Photo: SPL)

Exclusive: GPs lead cancer detection drive

9 May 2013

Urgent referrals by GPs as part of a flagship national campaign have led to a surge in the detection...

Pathologists said blood tests for ovarian cancer are an 'imperfect marker' and should not be used for screening (Photo: PhotoDisc)

Royal college defends labs' restrictions on GP cancer tests

7 March 2013

Pathologists have hit back at GPs' claims that labs have refused to provide checks for ovarian cance...

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