NIHR has announced a major investment supporting Policy Research Units. Members of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge are part of the Policy Research Units on Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis and on Palliative and End of Life Care. The Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis Unit […]
Lesbian, gay and bisexual women and men have a higher risk of lung cancer
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) women and men have a higher risk of lung cancer, according to a new study of data from UK Biobank. The new analysis showed that women who have sex with women, and men who have sex with men are about twice as likely as people in the wider population to […]
Proactive breast cancer risk assessment in primary care: a review based on the principles of screening
In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that women at moderate or high risk of breast cancer be offered risk-reducing medication and enhanced breast screening/surveillance. In June 2022, NICE withdrew a statement recommending assessment of risk in primary care only when women present with concerns. This shift to the […]
Using artificial intelligence to find skin cancer earlier: the technology is not yet ready for use in primary care
Artificial Intelligence (AI) aimed at detecting skin cancer is not yet ready for use in primary care settings, due to a lack of evidence in settings where the prevalence of skin cancer is low, according to CanTest researchers. The researchers emphasise that AI technology demonstrates promising results in detecting skin cancer in images from specialist […]
New research to improve diagnosis of prostate cancer
New research will discover how well the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test works to catch harmful forms of prostate cancer in men visiting their GP. The CanTest team, from Cambridge and Exeter Universities, will then try out a new way to combine PSA results with other data to help improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer […]
Research on detecting cancer in primary care wins RCGP Research Paper of the Year award
Dr Garth Funston and colleagues have won the 2020 Research Paper of the Year for Clinical Research, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners, for their paper on detecting cancer in primary care. The research shows that CA125, a simple blood test available in primary care, is useful for ovarian cancer detection in symptomatic […]
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