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A third of out-of-hours call-outs for cancer patients are for pain symptoms (Photo: Paul Starr)

Tackle cancer pain to cut out-of-hours visits, GPs told

5 February 2014

Helping more patients with cancer to self-manage pain symptoms could reduce demands on GP out-of-hou...

Cancers are now diagnosed five days sooner on average compared with a decade ago

GPs cut cancer diagnosis waits

5 February 2014

Quicker referral by GPs has cut the time taken to diagnose cancers by up to three weeks over the pas...

Consultation: GPs handed extra training to spot cancer

GPs set for cancer training to tackle diagnosis delays

23 January 2014

GPs in London will be given extra training to spot cancer symptoms after NHS England claimed early d...

Colon cancer: patients were asked about undergoing tests (photo: Zephyr/Science Photo Library)

Patients want earlier cancer investigation

14 January 2014

Patients want potential cancer symptoms investigated far sooner than current NHS guidelines recommen...

Prostate cancer: tumours will be monitored rather than treated in some patients (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Prostate cancer care shift to monitoring instead of surgery

8 January 2014

Patients with low-risk prostate cancer will be offered regular checkups to monitor disease developme...

Patients with chronic heartburn are urged to visit their GP (Photo: iStock)

Oesophageal cancer rise prompts GP visit advice

6 January 2014

Patients with persistent acid reflux are being encouraged to visit their GP to check for signs of oe...

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...

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