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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...
UK Skin cancer incidence risen 45% in 10 years
19 July 2019
Cancer Research UK has recently reported that the incidence of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, has risen by 4...
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...
Check4Cancer wins Diagnostics Provider of the Year at the 2018 Health Investor Awards
15 June 2018
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce it has been awarded ‘Diagnostics provider of the year’ at the 2018 Health...
Not quite the "Holy Grail" cancer blood test yet
1 June 2018
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer comments on yesterday's front page Telegraph article ("Holy G...
Check4Cancer appoints Louise Mills as Clinical Services Director
23 May 2018
Check4Cancer is delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Mills as Director of Clinical Services.
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...
