Radiologist shortage ‘affecting cancer care’ in the UK
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Radiologist shortage ‘affecting cancer care’ in the UK

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45275071 By Hugh PymHealth editor A shortage of senior radiologists around the UK is causing delays for patients, and affecting cancer and other medical care. Radiologists’ leaders say the situation is unacceptable and must be tackled by ministers. Figures suggest their workload of reading and interpreting scans has increased by 30% between…

Treatment extends lives of patients with terminal ovarian and lung cancers
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Treatment extends lives of patients with terminal ovarian and lung cancers

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/21/treatment-extends-lives-of-patients-with-terminal-ovarian-and-lung-cancers By Guardian news, press association Patients in study had ‘exhausted all other options’ but new combination halted their cancer for an average of 5.8 months A new treatment for patients with advanced ovarian and lung cancer could give them months longer to spend with their loved ones, early trial results…

Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England
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Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45143895 By BBC Health news Bowel cancer screening in England is to start earlier, at age 50, Public Health England has announced. It said evidence showed that screening people at a younger age would allow more bowel cancers to be picked up at an earlier stage. Currently, men and women in…

Cancer: one in four too scared to seek medical help over symptom
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Cancer: one in four too scared to seek medical help over symptom

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/12/cancer-survey-britons-avoid-doctors By Denis Campbell Health Editor People with signs of the disease are failing to act, with many worrying they will waste a doctor’s time, a new survey reveals Despite discovering a potential symptom of cancer, half the UK population would not seek medical help with many too afraid that they may be…

Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays
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Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/09/thousands-of-cancer-patients-face-nhs-treatment-delays By  Pamela Duncan and Denis Campbell Nearly 10% of patients forced to wait more than two weeks for first appointment with specialist Record numbers of suspected cancer patients are facing delays before starting their treatment amid growing pressure on increasingly overstretched NHS services for the disease. In the 12 months to June, 130,553 people in…