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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
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Mass cervical cancer vaccine rollout may save 62 million lives in next 100 years
Studies estimate rapidly deploying HPV vaccine in 78 of the world’s poorest countries could help prevent over 74 million cases This is an edited version keep reading
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Experts theorise that cervical cancer could be eliminated in England
Vaccination and HPV screening could potentially end the disease, NHS England says This is an edited version of an article first published by The Guardian. 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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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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New PHE cervical cancer campaign
Cervical cancer screening rates are at a 20-year low, says Public Health England (PHE). To help encourage more women to attend their appointments, PHE has launched keep reading