Half of patients visiting GP with cancer diagnosed within 40 days
Half of patients presenting to their GP with cancer are diagnosed within 40 days, but one in five en...
Pressure on GP referrals linked to higher cancer mortality
Pressure on GPs to avoid over-referral may be driving high UK rates of mortality from colorectal can...
Nurse-led screening in GP practices boosts early lung cancer and COPD detection
A nurse-led screening programme in Liverpool is preventing around two cases of lung cancer a month a...
HPV jabs for boys 'highly unlikely to be cost-effective' say DH advisers
DH advisers reviewing the HPV vaccination programme have concluded it is 'highly unlikely to be cost...
GP prescription patterns could help diagnose cancer patients earlier
Researchers are compiling an anonymous dataset of primary care prescription data - totalling 80m pre...
Cancer patients willing to wait longer for GPs with good listening skills
Patients with high-risk cancer symptoms are prepared to wait longer to see a GP who they feel has gr...
£1.27bn spent on Cancer Drug Fund 'did not improve patient care'
Millions of pounds of NHS funding spent over a six-year period on the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) did not...
Third of emergency cancer patients have 'no prior GP consultations'
One in three emergency cancer patients have never seen a GP prior to admission, discrediting assumpt...
GP practice oesophageal cancer test in final trial stage
GPs could soon test high-risk patients for oesophageal cancer without having to refer them to hospit...
Exclusive: Urgent cancer scans blocked for two in five GPs
Two in five GPs have had referrals on the two-week cancer pathway bounced back or downgraded as less...
