Should we be invited to cancer screenings according to our individual cancer risk, rather than because we are a certain age or because we are male or female? Three community juries have concluded that this approach could be acceptable to the public, in research led by Becky Dennison and Juliet Usher-Smith at the University of […]
Could scanning for kidney cancer be added to ongoing lung screening trial?
Trial assesses feasibility of adding abdominal CT scanning for kidney cancer to ongoing lung screening trial in Yorkshire. A new video introduces the pioneering Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial (YKST), which is led by Professor Grant Stewart (Department of Surgery) and Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (Primary Care Unit) at the University of Cambridge. The trial is assessing the feasibility of […]
Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behaviour change
They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviours more than non-visual information. The meta-analysis, published by scientists at the University of Cambridge’s Primary Care Unit and MRC Epidemiology Unit in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, finds that when […]
Developing training and opportunities in systematic reviews for medical students
A training course on conducting systematic reviews, established for University of Cambridge medical students in 2018, provides a blueprint for medical schools that wish to offer similar training. The course has successfully provided the Cambridge students with the knowledge and skills they need to conduct systematic reviews, alongside opportunities to work with researchers on ongoing […]
Ethnic minority children may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, suggests analysis
There are higher proportions of ethnic minority children in England testing positive for COVID-19 than white children, with Asian children more likely to be admitted to hospital with the illness, finds an observational analysis of 2.6 million healthcare records led by Oxford University researchers. The multi-University team included Simon Griffin, Professor of General Practice at […]
Research alert: Targeting kidney cancer screening at people at higher risk shows promise and would be acceptable to the public
This research briefing on kidney cancer screening describes recent work at the University of Cambridge led by Dr Juliet Usher-Smith and Professor Grant Stewart. Kidney cancer is the 7th most common cancer in the UK and the incidence is projected to rise by 26% between 2014 and 2035, representing one of the fastest accelerating cancers within […]
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