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NEWS: NHS exceeds cancer diagnosis target
As reported by NHS England, new figures show the NHS surpassing its cancer diagnosis goal for the first time amidst record demand, signaling progress in tackling keep reading
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NEWS: Unexpected cancer diagnoses on the rise
As reported by The Independent, tens of thousands find themselves facing a cancer diagnosis while undergoing tests for other health concerns, a reality underscored by King Charles’s keep reading
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Analysis reveals 40% of patients face life-threatening wait for cancer treatment on NHS
As reported by The Times, analysis from Cancer Research UK has revealed that nearly 40,000 cancer patients have suffered potentially life-threatening delays to NHS treatment keep reading
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Charity urging GPs to get better at identifying cancer symptoms
As reported by the BBC, a charity is urging GPs to get better at identifying cancer symptoms sooner GPs are being encouraged to focus on keep reading
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Simple blood test for cancer could be offered by GPs to speed up diagnoses
As reported by the BBC, a simple blood test for cancer being trialled by the NHS could be given by GPs to speed up diagnoses and reduce backlogs, world-first keep reading
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Half with cancer signs didn’t contact GP in first wave
As reported by BBC news, almost half of people with potential cancer symptoms did not contact their GP during the first wave of the pandemic, keep reading
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AI ‘doctor’s assistant’ project awarded government money
As reported by BBC news, computerised system that advises doctors on the best treatment to give a patient is among the artificial intelligence projects that keep reading
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Women can be protected from cervical cancer – so why aren’t we doing it?
Amid a global shortage of HPV vaccine, more must be done to steer supplies towards those most at risk: girls in poor countries This is keep reading
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RCGP defends GPs on lung cancer diagnosis
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has responded to a Guardian article called ‘Late diagnosis of lung cancer hitting survival rate, study says’ that keep reading
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Landmark study transforms understanding of cancer and, hopefully, treatment
More than a thousand scientists have built the most detailed picture of cancer ever in a landmark study This is an edited version of an keep reading