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Resetting the provider/ insurer relationship
21 July 2020
The first of three articles in LaingBuisson Healthcare Markets by Professor Gordon Wishart and Philip Housden, managing...
Potential causal role of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) in prostate cancers
14 July 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer comments on the recently published journal ‘Infectious Agents &...
Audit of Check4Cancer’s One Stop Breast Clinic network confirms clinical excellence in the private sector
13 July 2020
Check4Cancer, the reliable and trusted provider of early cancer detection and genetic services in the UK, announces a...
Urgent cancer referrals were wrongly turned down during the pandemic
13 July 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer speaks with The Daily Mail on the current cancer crisis which has seen ur...
2,800 melanomas could have been missed during Lockdown due to 70% reduction in GP referrals
1 July 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer, an early cancer detection company, and Visiting Pr...
Shock warning: 10 million on NHS waiting lists by Christmas
22 June 2020
Leading clinicians, including our Chief Medical Officer, Professor Gordon Wishart have written to Boris Johnson warning the U...
Don’t let Lockdown delay your HPV screening test
12 June 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause disruption across the country, it is likely that you will have seen delays and ca...
At-home HPV testing for cervical cancer screening could prevent further harm caused by suspension of NHS services during the pandemic
12 June 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer discusses how at-home HPV testing for cervical cancer screeni...
Horrendous toll on non-COVID-19 patients emerging
10 June 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer discusses with ITV News the impact of COVID-19 on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Thousands of vital cancer treatments missed due to Coronavirus pandemic
8 June 2020
Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer comments in 'The Sunday Express' that the early increase in cancer deaths will be t...
Putting off cancer treatments is 'trading deaths' say experts
8 June 2020
Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer comments in 'The Sunday Express' that delays in cancer diagnosis lead to patients u...
COVID-19 death rates fall below cancer death rates for week ending 22 May 2020
8 June 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer comments on the news that COVID-19 death rates fall below cancer death ra...
Skin cancer clinics open throughout the UK
5 June 2020
If you have any concerns about a specific mole or any new skin changes, then Check4Cancer can provide you with fast track acc...
Lockdown Life: Test for bowel cancer without having to leave home
26 May 2020
Check4Cancer’s bowel cancer screening tests are available and can be delivered direct to your door. BowelCheck is a...
Lockdown Life: Proactively check for prostate cancer without leaving the house
26 May 2020
You’ve got the time, you’ve got the knowledge, have you got the confidence to take control of your prostate cance...
Lockdown Life: Don’t let lockdown and ‘embarrassing body’ hang-ups delay your cervical cancer screening
26 May 2020
We know embarrassment causes missed smear test appointments, but it’s time to hang up your hang-ups and seize lockdown as a...
LaingBuisson interview Professor Gordon Wishart on the need to maintain essential cancer diagnostics and treatment during COVID-19
13 May 2020
With some cancer treatment still on hold as the NHS focuses on tackling the Covid-19 outbreak, fears are growing over the imp...
Failure to fully integrate NHS and private hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic will increase cancer death rates
1 May 2020
Failure to fully integrate NHS and private hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic will increase cancer death rates according ...
Failure to fully integrate NHS and private hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic will increase cancer death rates
20 April 2020
Professor Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer has written an article in ecancer about how failure to fully integrate NHS and p...
How can you get screened for bowel cancer?
20 April 2020
With regular screening, 25% fewer people die from bowel cancer. How can you get screened? What are the different types of tes...
Why should you check for bowel cancer?
14 April 2020
Early detection of bowel cancer saves lives. The number of people dying of bowel cancer has been falling since the 1970s, and...
Cancer treatment delays could increase death rates due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic on UK hospital capacity
9 April 2020
Professor Wishart, our Chief Medical Officer has written an article in ecancer about how cancer treatment delays could increa...
Rapid access breast cancer clinics still open throughout the UK
8 April 2020
Check4Cancer is providing fast-track access to our national network of ‘OneStop Breast Clinics’ located in London and thr...
Professor Wishart in the media discussing the impact of COVID-19 on cancer diagnosis and treatment
8 April 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart was interviewed on The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 discussing the impact of the coronavirus...
