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Moving skin cancer treatment to GPs may be costly
Would moving more skin cancer treatment to the primary care sector improve outcomes and save money? A new study tries to establish the facts This keep reading
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Air pollution kills five people in Bristol each week, study shows
Toxic air contributes to health conditions such as asthma, cancer and stroke, say experts This is an edited version of an article first published by keep reading
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RCGP stance on cancer diagnosis and care
Better GP access to diagnostic tests and more people across the NHS needed to improve cancer care, says RCGP This is an edited version of keep reading
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Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer This is an edited version keep reading
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Cancer survivors have higher risk of heart problems
More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a study claims This is an keep reading
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Cancer: One in five cancer diagnoses ‘in Emergency Departments’
One in five people in Northern Ireland receive their cancer diagnosis while attending an emergency department (ED), according to research by the NI Cancer Registry keep reading
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Sharp 80% rise in liver cancer deaths in UK
The increase is due to several factors including deprivation and rise in obesity, says Cancer Research UK This is an edited version of an article keep reading
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Only 3 in 10 women take up all cancer screening invitations, finds research
Researchers from King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London found that 35% of women aged between 60 and 65 take up all three keep reading
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Cancer Research UK says that recruitment crisis is impacting ability to diagnose cancer early
Cancer Research UK has said that a lack of government action on NHS staffing undermines its ambition to diagnose cancer early According to Cancer Research keep reading
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Fewer cancers are being diagnosed as emergencies
New analysis from the BJGP shows that fewer cancers are now being treated as emergencies There have been concerns that large numbers of cancers were keep reading