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All the latest news from Check4Cancer
Bowel cancer screening helped save my life
21 September 2022
At Check4Cancer we strongly believe that cancer screening saves lives. Cancer screening is designed to detect cancers before ...
Check4Cancer announces new Deputy Chief Medical Officer
20 September 2022
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Simon Russell as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Professor R...
Check4Cancer is a finalist in the 2022 Laing Buisson Healthcare Awards
8 September 2022
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce that our digital skin cancer pathway has been chosen by the Laing Buisson judges as a f...
Skin cancer death rates for men in the UK have tripled in the last 50 years
15 August 2022
Research published by Cancer Research UK in July has revealed a worrying trend over the last 50 years in which 69% of men are...
M&S partners with Check4Cancer to offer their colleagues personalised cancer screening
11 July 2022
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce that one of the high street’s leading retailers, M&S, has partnered with Check4Ca...
Healthcare Markets – digitalising cancer pathways
8 July 2022
The pandemic has driven digitalisation across healthcare services, including cancer care and lockdown saw Check4Cancer start ...
The 7 signs and symptoms of bowel cancer to look out for
5 July 2022
Over 42,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer (also known as colorectal or colon cancer) each year, making thi...
Check4Cancer announces partnership with Doctify
4 July 2022
Check4Cancer is pleased to announce our partnership with Doctify, the UK’s leading independent online healthcare review pla...
Check4Cancer wins Innovate UK Smart Grant Award
29 June 2022
Check4Cancer has been awarded a Smart Grant Award from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for its digital skin cancer...
BBC DNA Family Secrets - genetic testing for BRCA gene variants
16 June 2022
DNA Family Secrets is a show commissioned by the BBC and hosted by Stacey Dooley, which explores the growing popularity of ge...
Professor Wishart features in ITV film on Ian Paterson - 'Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon
7 June 2022
Rouge breast surgeon, Ian Paterson who is currently serving a 20-year jail sentence for ‘botched operations’ which were p...
Check4Cancer achieves ISO 27001 accreditation
1 June 2022
We are very pleased to announce that Check4Cancer has recently received ISO 27001 certification. ISO 27001 is the inter...
What you need to know about photoaging & skin cancer
30 May 2022
Over 80% of all skin cancers are caused by over-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or sunbeds. This me...
A day in the life of a skin cancer specialist nurse
10 May 2022
In celebration of International Nurses Day (12th May) we spoke with a Check4Cancer skin cancer specialist nurse, Rebecca Maxw...
Professor Andrew Beggs answers some of the most pressing questions around bowel cancer in our 'Ask the Expert' blog
7 April 2022
To mark Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with Professor Andrew Beggs, Check4Cancer’s Clinical Advisor for bowel cance...
Cancer survival in England is not improving – here’s what needs to be done
7 April 2022
There has been a lot of press coverage this week on the back of The Health and Social Care Committee’s announcement that th...
UK not making enough progress on 75% target of diagnosing cancer at an early stage
5 April 2022
The Health and Social Care Committee has warned that NHS England is struggling to make progress on its flagship 2028 target o...
Britain is facing a cancer care timebomb
16 March 2022
Professor Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer has written an article for The Spectator on how Britain is facing a ...
How prostate cancer screening saved my partner's life
23 February 2022
At Check4Cancer we strongly believe that cancer screening saves lives. Cancer screening is designed to detect cancers before ...
7 common cancer symptoms you shouldn’t ignore
16 February 2022
One in two Britons born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime1. Cancer Research UK...
Check4Cancer is shortlisted in two award categories in the 2022 Health Investor Awards
15 February 2022
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in both the ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ and ‘...
The importance of screening and reducing your cancer risk
28 January 2022
World Cancer Day is marked across the world every year on the 4th February and its purpose is to raise awareness, prevention,...
Podcast with Mr Jullien Brady for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
18 January 2022
Mr Jullien Brady, Check4Cancer’s cervical cancer advisor, and consultant gynaecologist speaks with Aston Lark, insurance br...
Get to know the signs & symptoms of cervical cancer & how you can reduce your risk
14 January 2022
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is from the 17th – 23rd January and we want to educate you on the signs and symptoms of cer...
