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    NHS mobile lung cancer screening has detected more than 5K cases

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2024
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2024

    More than 5,000 people in England have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier thanks to the NHS’s targeted Lung Health...

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    One million who have never smoked now vape regularly – study

    by Nic Paton 4 Oct 2024
    by Nic Paton 4 Oct 2024

    As many as one million adults in England who have never regularly smoked now vape, according to a new study....

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    GPs often ‘a barrier’ stopping black men being tested for prostate cancer

    by Nic Paton 27 Sep 2024
    by Nic Paton 27 Sep 2024

    Nearly a third (32%) of black men have not had a prostate cancer test because their GP either refused to...

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    Widespread ignorance of links between dental and physical and mental health – poll

    by Nic Paton 23 Sep 2024
    by Nic Paton 23 Sep 2024

    Nearly two-thirds of 18-34-year-olds (65%) know less about their dental health than they do about their mental health, illustrating the...

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    Warning of 900,000 UK cancer deaths by 2029

    by Nic Paton 16 Sep 2024
    by Nic Paton 16 Sep 2024

    There will be more than 900,000 cancer deaths in the UK by the end of the new government’s first parliamentary...

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    Vaping as damaging to young people’s lung as smoking – study

    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2024
    by Nic Paton 9 Sep 2024

    Vaping can cause as much damage to young people’s lungs as smoking, research has suggested.
    The study by a team...

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    NHS Health Checks to be rolled out to workplaces

    by Nic Paton 30 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 30 Aug 2024

    More than 130,000 people across the country are to be offered NHS health ‘MOTs’ in the workplace from next month,...

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    Doctors urge action to tackle ‘growing epidemic’ of young vaping

    by Nic Paton 28 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 28 Aug 2024

    Doctors are urging the government to get tough on what they are calling the “growing epidemic” of vaping in the...

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    Lung cancer vaccine and drug for Alzheimer’s herald new treatments

    by Nic Paton 23 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 23 Aug 2024

    Breakthrough treatments to tackle lung cancer and dementia are on the horizon, with a lung cancer vaccine now being tested...

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    Silicosis: doctors call for UK ban on use of artificial stone worktops

    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024

    Doctors have called for a ban on artificial stone being used for kitchen counters and worktops because of the risk...

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    Can the new government really reduce sickness absence?

    by Dr Bernard Yew 10 Jul 2024
    by Dr Bernard Yew 10 Jul 2024

    As the new government sets about transforming the NHS, mental health services and GP access, can they really reduce sickness absence?

    • Cancer
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    UK cancer survival rates now lagging decades behind Europe

    by Nic Paton 24 Jun 2024
    by Nic Paton 24 Jun 2024

    The UK is lagging decades behind other countries when it comes to cancer survival rates, a charity has warned.
    The...

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    Cancer rates in under-50s up by nearly a quarter

    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024
    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024

    Cancer rates in people aged 25 to 49 increased by nearly a quarter (24%) from 1995 to 2019, according to...

    • Cancer
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    Skin cancer cases set to reach record high, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024

    Cases of skin cancer in the UK are projected to reach a record high this year of 20,800, a charity...

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    One in four workers with cancer will keep diagnosis secret

    by Nic Paton 13 May 2024
    by Nic Paton 13 May 2024

    One in four employees with cancer will keep the diagnosis to themselves because they feel unable to talk about their...

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