Why GPs need better access to diagnostic cancer scans
GPs across England are being denied access to cancer scans for their patients. David Millett reports...
GPs urged to refer thousands more patients in updated NICE cancer guidance
GPs are being urged to refer patients with less-obvious cancer symptoms as NICE lowers risk threshol...
Calcium blood test could help GPs spot cancer earlier
A test for high levels of calcium in the blood could give GPs an early warning that a patient has ca...
Bowel screening benefits even late-stage cancers
Patients with late-stage bowel cancers can still benefit from screening, according to research that ...
Half of cancers diagnosed at a late stage, report finds
Almost half of cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival odds are lower, and 5,000 li...
Urine test for HPV could replace smears
A simple urine test to detect HPV in women could increase cervical cancer screening rates by replaci...
Breast cancer screening in elderly 'risks considerable overdiagnosis'
Screening women aged over 70 for their risk of breast cancer does not prevent enough advanced-stage ...
Breath temperature 'can help diagnose lung cancer'
Analysing a patient's exhaled breath temperature using a simple test could help diagnose lung cancer...
HPV jab campaign 'is reducing incidence of pre-cancerous cervical lesions'
The UK-wide HPV vaccination campaign is reducing the incidence of pre-cancerous cervical changes amo...
Survival rates for all common cancers improve across England
Survival rates for five common cancers in England have increased 'radically' over recent years, figu...
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