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Most cancer patients in England now diagnosed at an early stage

With more people being screened for cancer than ever, the share of diagnoses made at an early stage has risen, the data shows.

02/01/2025

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How European countries stack up on cancer screening

There is wide variation in cancer screening across Europe, but no country scores perfectly across the board.

21/11/2024

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Is low-grade prostate cancer actually cancer? Maybe not, experts say

Cancer doctors, scientists, and patient advocates said the “cancer” label can do more harm than good, given this form of the disease doesn’t spread or kill patients.

01/10/2024

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Prostate cancer is 'overdiagnosed' in Europe, new study warns

While incidence rates can differ by up to 20-fold across countries, mortality only varied by about five times, a new study found.

11/09/2024

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AI could make predicting lung cancer risks simpler, researchers say

Artificial intelligence models were able to predict lung cancer risk based on three variables.

03/10/2023

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MRI scans ‘more reliable’ than a blood test to detect prostate cancer

Researchers have found that a blood test alone to detect prostate cancer can be unreliable, leading to overdiagnosis and missing some cancers.

22/08/2023

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Breast cancer may be overdiagnosed in older women, study finds

US women over the age of 70 who continue breast cancer screening are at risk of being overdiagnosed with breast cancer, researchers have found.

08/08/2023

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Breast screenings using AI boost cancer detection by 20%, study finds

Preliminary results from a Swedish trial showed that artificial intelligence (AI) is helping radiologists reduce their workload and detect more cases.

02/08/2023

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These tiny worms can smell cancer in your pee

Scientists say the humble roundworm can sniff out cancer cells and could help save lives by spotting tumours at a very early stage.

16/05/2023

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Are colonoscopies a good cancer screening tool? Study sparks debate

A landmark trial found inviting people to a colonoscopy didn’t cut the risk of cancer as much as hoped. But don’t cancel your appointment just yet.

12/10/2022

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Dogs can detect COVID as reliably as lab tests: study

With their superior sense of smell, our canine friends were found to be as reliable as PCR tests for detecting COVID-19 cases among hundreds of people.

02/06/2022

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COVID-19 test that gives a result in 10 minutes trialled in Austria

More than 3,000 students from Vienna University took part in the trial.

18/09/2020

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Coronavirus screening underway in Mumbai as India cases increase

Door-to-door screening is underway in Mumbai's poor neighbourhoods to identify coronavirus hotspots.

29/06/2020