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Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning ‘by more than seven years’ Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed, according to research. Scientists at the University of Oxford studied blood samples from more than 44,000 people in the UK Biobank, including over 4,900 people who subsequently had a cancer…

NHS launches tool to improve bowel cancer screening for people with sight loss Thousands of people with sight loss in England will find it easier to participate in life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a new specially designed NHS tool. People who are blind or partially sighted will be offered a specially designed tool to support them complete faecal immunochemical…

New blood test shows promise in early detection of ovarian cancer Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) accounts for the most significant number of deaths from female reproductive system cancers. A new paper published in the British Journal of Cancer explores the potential utility of glycoproteins as biomarkers of EOC. In the future, these types of models might allow the diagnosis of…

Women’s health hubs The recently published 2024/25 operational planning guidance asks ICBs to “establish and develop at least one women’s health hub in every ICB by the end of December 2024 in line with the core specification. It sets the expectation that at least 75% of ICBs have a hub in place by July 2024 that meets minimum requirements. The…

Diagnostic checks rolled out to 160 sites under CDC programme Patients can now benefit from vital tests, checks and scans being delivered at 160 sites across England as part of the CDC programme. Latest statistics show sites have already delivered more than 7 million tests, checks and scans across England.   Labour vows to fund NHS pledges by tackling tax…

NHS expands ‘one-hour’ liver testing to help detect and eliminate Hep C Thousands of people unknowingly living with hepatitis C are to be identified, diagnosed and cured thanks to major NHS investment in rapid testing technology New liver scanning and portable testing units will be deployed in a range of communities where patients are at high risk of contracting the…

AI could predict patients' future health conditions, study finds The AI tool, known as Foresight, belongs to the same family of AI models as ChatGPT but has been trained using information from NHS electronic records. It was developed by researchers from King's College London (KCL), University College London (UCL), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas'…