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Getting tested for bowel cancer
23 April 2021
This April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month and we’ve put together a series of blogs to help you protect your bowel health i...
Sarah Beck, a Registered Genetic Counsellor at Check4Cancer, answers your questions about the risks of inheriting and the benefits of testing for an inherited genetic predisposition to bowel cancer
20 April 2021
What is bowel cancer genetic testing?
1 in 15 men and 1 in 18 women will develop bowel cancer at some point during their lif...
What Are The Symptoms Of Bowel Cancer?
15 April 2021
Nearly 43,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, making it the fourth most common type of cancer.
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COVID has caused extensive delays to vital NHS cancer screening services
13 April 2021
Millions of people across the UK will be urged to attend vital cancer screening appointments again after COVID delays to the ...
Professor Wishart speaks with The Express on the symptoms of bowel cancer everyone should be aware of
12 April 2021
Bowel cancer is increasingly affecting younger people and not all symptoms of bowel cancer are linked to the colon or bowel. ...
5 ways to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
9 April 2021
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month so we’re here to help you optimise your bowel health, in this blog we’re covering t...
Covid kills. But so does cancer...
6 April 2021
Professor Gordon Wishart, Check4Cancer’s Chief Medical Officer writes for The Spectator on the subject of the cancer crisis...
7 things everyone should know about bowel cancer
31 March 2021
This April, we are proudly supporting Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, helping you to protect your bowel health. In this blog, w...
Professor Gordon Wishart discusses women’s health with a panel of experts hosted by Vitality UK
30 March 2021
Professor Gordon Wishart, Check4Cancer’s Chief Medical Officer took part in a webinar hosted by Vitality on the 29th of&nbs...
Sarah Beck, a Registered Genetic Counsellor answers your questions about the risks of inheriting and the benefits of testing for prostate gene variants
22 March 2021
Sarah Beck, a Registered Genetic Counsellor at Check4Cancer, answers your questions about the risks of inheriting and the ben...
International Women’s Day: A Spotlight on Common Cancers Diagnosed in Women
5 March 2021
Differences between men and women are a consistent finding in cancer research. The risk of developing certain cancers, the ty...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: How can you get tested?
23 February 2021
This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve been focusing on the importance of understanding the symptoms to look out for a...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Why should you get tested?
23 February 2021
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men; however, it often doesn’t have any symptoms in its early stages. We’re ...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: What are the symptoms?
23 February 2021
Knowing what to look out for and recognising suspicious changes to your body is one of the most important ways to catch cance...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Who is at risk?
23 February 2021
We know how important early diagnosis and treatment is, so this Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Check4Cancer is drawing atte...
Bowel cancer screening during lockdown: at home tests, delivered to your door
16 February 2021
The NHS is under continued pressure due to the ongoing pandemic, resulting in non-urgent services being cancelled or postpone...
Celebrating the women leading the fight against cancer
10 February 2021
Whilst we are witnessing gender distribution of scientists and doctors improve, science and medicine have traditionally been ...
Professor Gordon Wishart speaks to BBC News on World Cancer Day
8 February 2021
Thursday 4th February was World Cancer Day and our Chief Medical Officer, Professor Gordon Wishart, joined BBC News to discus...
Celebrating the positives this World Cancer Day
3 February 2021
World Cancer Day | 4 February 2021
In our current world of uncertainty, here at Check4Cancer we thought we would focus...
The effect of Covid on cancer diagnosis in 2020
1 February 2021
The effect of Covid on cancer diagnosis in 2020
1,000 less cancer patients diagnosed every week from April to November 202...
Skin cancer diagnostic clinics open through lockdown
29 January 2021
Skin cancer clinics open throughout the UK
If you have any concerns about a specific mole or any skin lesion, then Check4Can...
Sarah Beck, Genetic Counsellor at Check4Cancer, discusses what you can expect in a one-hour genetic counselling session
27 January 2021
Sarah Beck, Genetic Counsellor at Check4Cancer, discusses what you can expect in a one-hour genetic counselling session
What...
Prostate cancer screening during lockdown: manage your health at home
26 January 2021
With a third national lockdown underway in the UK, access to essential healthcare services are once again limited and facing ...
At-home HPV testing for cervical cancer screening could help many patients who have missed their cervical screening during lockdown
25 January 2021
At-home HPV testing is a safe and effective way to perform cervical screening that will reduce the number of smear test app...
