Screening Programme News
UK starts landmark trial to improve prostate cancer screening
BBC - 21-Nov-2025
MRI plus PSA and saliva tests may boost accuracy of early prostate cancer detection
Read more...Enhanced scans for dense breasts could save 700 lives annually, UK study finds
The Guardian - 21-May-2025
Extra imaging boosts cancer detection where mammograms fall short, study suggests
Read more...Annual blood test could revolutionize cancer detection
Independent - 09-May-2025
Annual screening could halve late-stage cancers and cut deaths by 21% in five years
Read more...AI takes on breast cancer: NHS launches landmark screening trial
BBC - 04-Feb-2025
AI-powered screenings could transform breast cancer diagnosis in the UK
Read more...Prostate cancer becomes UK’s most common cancer amid calls for screening
Independent - 28-Jan-2025
Rising diagnoses spark debate over national testing and healthcare inequalities
Read more...Record progress in early cancer diagnosis across England
BBC - 02-Jan-2025
Increased screening and awareness drive advances, but challenges in treatment delays remain
Read more...NHS brings lung cancer screening to local places like supermarkets
BBC - 08-Nov-2024
Experts believe expanding this initiative could help save more lives
Read more...NHS app offers at-home health checks for better healthcare access
UKAuthority - 04-Sep-2024
Modernized process for easy and personalized approach to take control of health
Read more...Genetic risk scores fall short in predicting common diseases
Independent - 17-Oct-2023
Limited accuracy, casting doubt on their suitability for public health screening
Read more...Newer diagnostic techniques reduced unnecessary harm in prostate cancer testing
Independent - 23-Feb-2023
67% fewer men experienced risks of screening with advanced diagnostic techniques
Read more...NHS to sequence the entire DNA of newborns for rare genetic disease diagnosis
BBC - 13-Dec-2022
Whole genome sequencing could speed up diagnosis and allow early life-saving treatment
Read more...Defeat lung cancer at an early stage with CT scan
Guardian - 14-Feb-2021
CT scan detects 70% of early-stage lung cancers; NHS England launches pilot screening
Read more...A 15-minute prostate cancer scan could replace invasive tests
Guardian - 11-Feb-2021
Prostagram allows easy access and a precise diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancers
Read more...Screening for bowel cancer only after 60 years is not good enough!
BBC - 10-Aug-2018
Will be able to catch bowel cancer 10 years earlier than now
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