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 […]
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 […]
New study finds bowel screening based on risk of disease, not age alone, could save lives
Using estimated individual risk of bowel cancer in England to determine when people should start being screened for the disease, may result in fewer bowel cancer cases and deaths. The findings are from a study led by Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (Prevention Group, Primary Care Unit) and Dr Chloe Thomas (University of Sheffield), funded by Bowel […]
Research Alert: Improving screening for bowel cancer using risk stratification
Age is the most important risk factor for bowel cancer but many genetic and lifestyle risk factors have been identified. There is interest in whether information about these factors could be used to improve screening programmes for bowel cancer. See this article as a shareable feature In research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and led […]