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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...
Ignoring cancer symptoms: new study shows Britons “worry about wasting GP’s time”
1 June 2016
A new study funded by Cancer Research UK has shown that people are not reporting cancer alarm symptoms because they are worri...
Employers relying on knee-jerk approach for staff with cancer, says Cancer in the Workplace 2016 research
27 May 2016
Employers are being left exposed to the fallout from cancer cases by a lack of specific planning, support and management acco...
Breast cancer: self-exam must be made priority
25 May 2016
Gordon Wishart, Professor of Cancer Surgery and Chief Medical Officer of Check4Cancer has called for self-examination to be a...
Skin cancer – what to look for, when to act
6 May 2016
To mark Skin Cancer Awareness Month (May), Per Hall, Clinical Advisor for SkinHealth UK, talks about skin cancer awarene...
Prostate cancer: almost one in five “lethally ignorant”
6 May 2016
A new survey carried out by a leading prostate cancer charity has revealed a serious lack of awareness among men about their ...
Bowel cancer – detection, prevention and cure
15 April 2016
To mark Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Justin Davies, Clinical Adviser for Check4Cancer, talks about new developments in s...
Viewpoint: Five things you need to know about the NHS and employee health
2 March 2016
Increasing pressure on NHS resources and the squeeze on funding means employees face more limited services and potential dela...
Prostate cancer and early detection
1 March 2016
To mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (March) Vincent Gnanapragasam, Clinical Director for ProstateHealth UK, talks about t...
Cancer cases increased by 12%
29 February 2016
New figures released by Cancer Research UK have shown a 12% increase in the rate of cancer since the mid-90s.
More than 352,...
Skin cancer – you’re not just at risk during summer
9 February 2016
Whilst we often complain about grey winter days, winter sun can bring hidden dangers – especially for those enjoying winter...
Top ten cancer facts everyone should know
9 February 2016
1. Globally, one in every eight deaths is caused by cancer – more than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined. According t...
Cancer detection and prevention: a message for World Cancer Day, 4 February 2016
4 February 2016
2015 proved a turbulent year for national and international politics – but the news that dominated the New Year was cancer,...
Exercise could be new treatment for prostate cancer
11 January 2016
A newly launched Cancer Research UK study could be the first step towards exercise training being introduced as a new NHS tre...
Cervical cancer: the signs, the smear test and early detection
5 January 2016
To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week – a UK-wide initiative led by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust – Mr Jullien Brady,...
GeneHealth UK appoints Clinical Advisor - Cardio
1 January 2016
GeneHealth UK (part of the Check4Cancer Ltd group of companies) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Antonis Pantaz...
9/10 cancer causes may be avoidable
18 December 2015
Getting cancer is often seen as being down to bad genes or bad luck, but new research shows that as many as nine out of ten c...
Education Is Key
17 December 2015
Professor Gordon Wishart, Professor of cancer surgery and Medical Director at Check4Cancer, explores the crucial role cancer ...
Early intervention at work can improve cancer survival
17 December 2015
There are few workplaces that have not been in some way affected by cancer. Many of us will have participated in some form of...
Cancer risk in the workplace: how simply sitting could be killing you
9 December 2015
Most of us are aware of cancer risks associated with specific working environments. Asbestos is widely known as a highly dang...
The list of 116 things that cause cancer – and how to use it
30 November 2015
Sales of bacon and sausages fell by £3m in UK supermarkets in just two weeks following the World Health Organization’s ann...
Early detection of lung cancer
18 November 2015
Sam Janes, Clinical Advisor for LungHealth UK and Check4Cancer, talks about shockingly high mortality rates for lung cancer, ...
