iPhone device that rules out throat cancer faster piloted in NHS The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
This underwear brand will now sew cancer warning labels into boxers and bras Morrisons, the UK's supermarket chain, has partnered with the NHS UK to introduce cancer warning labels in undergarments. The advisory labels will display early signs of breast and testicular cancer, as reported by AFP. Morrisons will begin by placing warning labels in the boxer shorts of its Nutmeg clothing line,… The Times of India · Aug 22, 2023
NHS on-the-spot liver scans identify hundreds at risk of cancer Scans have been carried out at GP practices, addiction recovery services, food banks, diabetes clinics, sexual health clinics and homeless shelters. The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Cancer recovery target could be pushed back a year as record numbers seek care The backlog of patients waiting longer than 62 days from an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer is currently 23,500. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
Women urged to attend breast screening to catch cancer early In 2021/22, the NHS breast screening programme led to cancers being detected in 20,152 women across England. The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Record number of cancer patients treated last year, but waiting list grows More than 320,000 people received cancer care in the 12 months from November 2021. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
NHS has ‘foot on the gas’ in effort to meet key cancer target, MPs told Dame Cally Palmer, national cancer director at NHS England said the numbers are heading in the right direction but admitted there is a way to go. The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022
Half of people with possible signs of cancer wait six months to contact a GP Survey by Cancer Research UK shows poorer people less likely to see their family GP, reducing survival chances The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022
NHS sends urgent message to anyone who has ever smoked as it issues 'take up offer' Those most at risk of lung cancer include former or current smokers Nottingham Post · Apr 19, 2022