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Private providers expect surge in mammogram requests
9 May 2018
Private providers of screening mammograms such as BreastHealth UK (www.breasthealthuk.com) are expecting a surge in...
Third time lucky?!! Check4Cancer finalist in Health Investor Award for Diagnostics Provider of the Year
28 February 2018
By working closely with large corporate clients and UK private medical insurance companies, Check4Cancer has been able to mod...
'Gene-ius' Your DNA can tell you how likely you are to develop breast cancer
14 November 2017
Cambridge Magazine features Professor Gordon Wishart and the Check4Cancer team talking about MyBreastRisk, the first DNA sali...
Clinical governance in private hospitals
25 October 2017
‘How safe is your operation’ (BBC Panorama, 16.10.17) questions safety of surgical procedures in private sector.
Pr...
MyBreastRisk - new test launched!
10 October 2017
BreastHealth UK, part of the Check4Cancer group, launches MyBreastRisk - the first commercially available test that combines ...
Check4Cancer leads the way post Paterson
27 September 2017
The Paterson debacle will have damaged public confidence in private breast cancer diagnostics.
In response, Check4Canc...
Finalist in three categories at LaingBuisson healthcare awards for excellence 2017
13 September 2017
Check4Cancer is delighted to have been shortlisted as finalist in three separate categories of the Laing B...
Call for Whole Genome Sequencing to be offered to all cancer patients
19 July 2017
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, calls for Whole Genome Sequencing to be offered to all...
Cancer in the workplace and what it means for HR
5 April 2017
A cancer diagnosis leads to a ripple effect across an entire organisation, presenting particular challenges in terms of ...
Check4Cancer & Cigna finalists for second year in ‘Best Diagnostics Provider’ category at Health Investor Awards
23 March 2017
Check4Cancer and Cigna have been working together for the past 14 months to tackle early detection of breast cancer and skin ...
Prof Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer to feature on Cambridge TV discussing PREDICT algorithm for new ONCOassist app
3 October 2016
ONCOassist app adds PREDICT algorithm, licensed from Cambridge Enterprise, to help doctors make critical treatment decisions ...
Employee Benefits Live
9 September 2016
Check4Cancer will be exhibiting at the largest dedicated reward and benefits event in Europe – Employee Benefits ...
Skin cancer – and the importance of protecting your child
25 July 2016
With schools having broken up for the summer holidays and long days ahead, it’s more important then ever for parents to con...
Check4Cancer and Cigna UK shortlisted for ‘Diagnostics care provider of the year’ at Health Investor Awards 2016
22 July 2016
In June 2016, Check4Cancer and Cigna UK were shortlisted for ‘Diagnostics care provider of the year’ at Health Investor Awards 2016.
Check4Cancer and BNY Mellon runners-up at Employee Benefits Awards 2016
14 July 2016
Check4Cancer and BNY Mellon received recognition at the Employee Benefits Awards 2016, achieving runner up position for ‘Be...
Cervical cancer and HPV: how a virus is helping early detection and prevention
12 July 2016
Great strides have been made in the detection and treatment of cervical cancer since the national Cervical Screening Programm...
“Milestone” breast cancer study paves way to new treatments
12 July 2016
A major new study – the largest of its kind ever undertaken – has been hailed as a milestone in the understanding of brea...
Cervical cancer: HPV test introduced in England
6 July 2016
A “superior” test for cervical cancer is now being offered to millions of women following a successful pilot programme in...
SkinHealth UK reminds Brits of the importance of sun protection during the summer
6 July 2016
Extended periods of sunshine may be as difficult as ever to predict during the Great British summer – but that gives us all...
Check4Cancer seminar shows how businesses can help to fight cancer
30 June 2016
Delegates from leading businesses gathered at Home House in London on 31 May 2016 to hear well-known experts discuss the curr...
Reducing cancer risk: the one simple step you can take NOW
30 June 2016
A new report suggests that over the next two decades the UK could be hit by 670,000 new cases of cancer that have an entirely...
Should You Tell Your Boss If You Have Cancer?
21 June 2016
Under the current legislation you don’t have to tell your boss if you have cancer. The worry for many people is what it mea...
Cigna and SkinHealth UK join forces to launch skin cancer diagnostic clinics
21 June 2016
20 June 2016 - Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (Cigna) and SkinHealth UK have formed an alliance to offer Cigna customers skin c...
Top 10 questions & answers about cervical cancer
21 June 2016
To mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Week – a UK-wide initiative led by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust – Mr Julli...
