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MSD and NHS collaborate to enable routine use of lung cancer drug
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on NHS England A successful lung cancer drug has been approved for routine use on the NHS Simon Stevens, keep reading
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46% of GPs’ cancer referrals blocked or downgraded, says survey
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Daily Mail Nearly half of GPs have been blocked from sending patients for urgent cancer scans, a survey has keep reading
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Evidence on weight loss and cancer link should be considered in clinical guidelines
New research published in the British Journal of General Practice looking into weight loss as a predictor of cancer suggests clinical guidelines need to be in place keep reading
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‘One-stop shops’ set to speed up cancer diagnosis
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News “One-stop shops” aimed at speeding up cancer diagnosis are being introduced across England, BBC News reports. The keep reading
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Doctor’s call for HPV vaccine to be extended to boys
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC A mum-of-two is calling for boys to receive a vaccine currently only given to girls to keep reading
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Patients with possible cancer delaying GP consultations
Credit: This story was first seen on The Telegraph GPs need to improve their listening skills because patients with possible cancer are suffering delays being keep reading
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Woman given six months to live after GP missed breast tumour
Credit: This story was first seen on The Daily Mail A newly-wed has been told she has just months to live after her GP missed a keep reading
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A third of emergency cancer patients have not seen their GP
Credit: This story was first seen on Cancer Research UK Around one third (34%) of cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency in England had not keep reading
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Surgeon says mastectomy GP was ‘cancer-phobic’
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC A female GP who underwent a mastectomy was ‘cancer-phobic’, a court has heard. Prosecutors said surgeon keep reading
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Dad died of cancer after GP surgery failed to pass on test results
Credit: This story was first seen on the Birmingham Mail A dad died of cancer aged just 41 after his GP surgery failed to pass keep reading