Following my 9 April Stopcancer blog The Cancer Timebomb of Childhood Obesity, newly published NHS statistics suggest that by 2030 some 100 new obesity-related cancer cases could be diagnosed every day. This could rise to 112 a day by 2035, (or nearly five new cases every hour), according to Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England.…
The impact of Brexit will certainly have a dramatic and lasting effect in the UK on the NHS and on cancer patients. We fear that the impact of a No Deal will have a deleterious effect on cancer research and on cancer drug supply. It is surely essential for cancer research that the Government secures…
A new study in seven high-income countries shows that while the incidence of colorectal cancer, (otherwise known as colon or bowel cancer). is decreasing for adults over 50, it is substantially increasing among younger adults. In the UK younger people are now at higher risk of bowel cancer than older generations. The study into colorectal…
As 98% of cervical cancer cases are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus, (HPV), it makes sense to treat and eradicate the virus before it causes abnormal changes in cells of the cervix which could later become cancerous. A new study at the University of Manchester has shown that a simple self-sampled urine test can…