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What are the symptoms of bowel cancer?
3 April 2020
Over 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK[1]. How do you know if you’ve got bowel cancer? In ...
Check4Cancer launches new London ‘OneStop Breast Clinic’ for younger patients who will no longer be seen in NHS breast clinics.
31 March 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer of Check4Cancer launches a private ‘OneStop Breast Clinic’ for younger pa...
Who is at risk of bowel cancer?
30 March 2020
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer, but it shouldn’t be.&...
How can you get tested for prostate cancer?
23 March 2020
Prostate cancer survival is improving and has tripled in the last 40 years in the UK, probably because of PSA testing[1]. Whe...
Why should you check for prostate cancer?
16 March 2020
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, however it’s often symptomless in its early stages. In our third blog for...
What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
9 March 2020
More than 47,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK every year– that’s around 130 every day[1]. Prostate ca...
Who is at risk of prostate cancer?
2 March 2020
March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of this, Check4Cancer is sharing a series of blogs exploring the WHO...
World Cancer Day - raising awareness of cancer prevention
31 January 2020
Tuesday 4th February is World Cancer Day, Professor Gordon Wishart, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Off...
Cancer Research UK highlight a 54% increase in cervical cancer rates in women aged 25-29
23 January 2020
Professor Gordon Wishart, our CEO and Chief Medical Officer comments on the 54% increase in cervical cancer rates in women ag...
Experts say that Cervical Cancer could be eliminated in England
20 January 2020
The Guardian has reported today that experts say that cervical cancer could be eliminated in England. Vaccination and HPV scr...
Professor Gordon Wishart listed on #21toWatch People longlist
12 December 2019
Professor Gordon Wishart listed on #21toWatch People longlistÂ
The pitfalls of direct-to-consumer (DTC) cancer genetic testing
18 October 2019
The pitfalls of direct-to-consumer (DTC) cancer genetic testing
UK is bottom of international league tables for cancer survival
25 September 2019
Investing in early cancer diagnosis can play a big part in closing the survival gap.
New blood test catches lung cancer early
18 September 2019
A Scottish landmark research study presented this week at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer has confirmed that the Ear...
Cervical screening awareness week June 2019
14 June 2019
Cervical cancer is nearly always preventable. HPV (Human papillomavirus) is a sexually transmitted virus that is extremely co...
Annual screening detects breast cancers earlier for women aged 35-39 with a family history
13 February 2019
First long-term study (FH02) from University of Manchester confirming effectiveness of annual screening mammography&nb...
Check4Cancer launches innovative prostate cancer diagnosis pathway with AXA PPP healthcare
26 November 2018
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with 1 in 8 diagnosed at some point in their lives. Indeed, with Menâ€...
PREDICT model wins research excellence award
23 November 2018
The PREDICT breast cancer survival and treatment prediction model won the People's Choice Award at the Office for National St...
2018 Finalist - Innovators and Leaders - LaingBuisson Awards
21 November 2018
A finalist in the 'Rising Star' category of the LaingBuisson Health & Care Awards 2018. Under Professor Gordon Wish...
Home HPV tests as good as clinician collected cervical samples
21 November 2018
A recent US study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology has confirmed the prevalence of high-risk HPV types detected by se...
AXA PPP enhances prostate cancer diagnosis pathway
19 November 2018
AXA PPP healthcare has teamed up with screening service, Check4Cancer, to enhance its prostate cancer diagnosis pathway. ...
Evidence led services impress the judges at the Health Investor Awards
4 July 2018
It was third time lucky for Check4Cancer at the Health Investor Awards earlier this month.
Clinical excellence in One Stop pathway audit data presented at Association of Breast Surgery Conference
18 June 2018
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer of Check4Cancer, presents audit results from its private breast can...
