The latest oncology screening and prevention news
Assessing ‘stickiness’ of tumour cells could improve cancer prognosis
A team of US researchers led by the University of California San Diego has created…
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Lung cancer screening decision aid delivered through tobacco quitlines improves informed decision-making
Tobacco quitlines provide an effective avenue to reach people eligible for lung cancer screening In…
ESMO reaffirms commitment to education as key lever to make cancer prevention effective
Today on World Cancer Day, ESMO, the leading organisation for medical oncology, joins the Union…
Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination
A recent article asking the question ‘will HPV vaccination prevent cervical cancer” by Claire Rees…
Initiative helps increase breast cancer screening
A new study has found that using a community-codesign approach can massively increase mammography screening…
NHS staff shortages mean patients miss out on early bowel cancer diagnosis
Around 1,100 people in England could miss out on the chance of an early stage…
Shortness of breath and cough increase as first symptom of lung cancer
GPs are being urged to consider shortness of breath and cough as potential predictors of…
29,000 cancers overdiagnosed in Australia in a single year
Alexandra Barratt, University of Sydney; Katy Bell, University of Sydney; Mark Jones, Bond University; Paul…
Preventing metastasis by stopping cancer cells from making fat
Olivier Feron, a researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) Institute of Experimental and Clinical…
Doubts raised about effectiveness of HPV vaccines
A new analysis of the clinical trials of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer raises…