Bowel cancer charity awards grants
Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer is funding six bowel cancer research projects totaling nearly £440,000, part of the…
Cancer
Treat sunshine with caution
It’s wonderful that so many people are enjoying the April heat wave but brilliant sunshine should be treated with caution.…
Follow NICE guidance and test for Lynch
NICE guidelines published last year recommended that all bowel cancer patients should be tested at diagnosis for signs of Lynch…
Up with the larks for a longer life
“Night owls” – people who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the…
Test bowel cancer patients for Lynch syndrome
More than eight out of 10 NHS hospitals in England are not following the National Institute for Health and Care…
Detecting ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women in the UK, but because diagnosis is often made when…
Earlier diagnosis for ovarian cancer
Early diagnosis is a major focus of the work of Target Ovarian Cancer and we take a three-pronged approach to…
Ovarian cancer from a GP’s perspective
From a GP’s perspective, I would much rather that a patient made an appointment with me to discuss their concerns…
The symptoms of ovarian cancer
Do you know the symptoms of ovarian cancer? Watch this short video from Target Ovarian Cancer for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Raise…
Stephen Fry returns to work after prostate cancer surgery
Just days after revealing he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, 60-year-old actor and TV presenter Stephen Fry has returned to…