Cancer & palliative care

Discover pharmacy's role in cancer and pallative care.

Cancer & palliative care

Sun safety: Rays awareness

Melanoma skin cancer rates are increasing fast. Pharmacy teams need to hammer home the sun safety message

15 May 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Continuing cancer care

Childhood cancer survival rates in the UK are at the highest they have ever been, but ‘late effects’ of cancer can develop in adulthood, and survivors need continued support.

20 Apr 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Occupational sun exposure linked to cancers

Occupational sun exposure causes about one in 50 cutaneous malignant melanomas, equivalent to approximately one death from, and five new cases of, the cancer each week in Britain, new figures suggest

13 Feb 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Deaths from cancer could fall by 400,000

Advances in detection, diagnosis and treatment mean that 400,000 fewer people will die from cancer in the next 20 years

20 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

Women's health

It's screen time

One in four women don’t attend cervical screening when they should but why is this and what can pharmacy do to help boost take-up?

16 Jan 2017 , 5 Min Article

Women's health

Women's health

This team training module focuses on women's health and in particular, cervical cancer.

12 Jan 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Cancer & palliative care

Significant increase in cancer predicted

Cancer cases in the UK could rise by more than 40 per cent between 2014 and 2035 if current trends continue

24 Nov 2016 , 1 Min Article

Cancer & palliative care

Scenario: Chemotherapy & hair loss

Sarah Forster has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is due to have chemotherapy. She asks to talk to Parveen

18 Aug 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health

Mid-life health

Supporting pharmacy customers to adopt healthier lifestyles in middle age can have significant benefits in later life

18 Aug 2016 , 4 Min Article

Cancer & palliative care

From the frying pan into the clinic

Mushrooms aren't just a tasty addition to your dinner, they’re becoming increasingly important in medical treatment.

26 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

NICE tackles prostate cancer

NICE has updated its 2008 clinical guideline on the management of prostate cancer

20 Apr 2016 , 2 Min Article

Cancer & palliative care

Aspirin could cut GI cancer risk

Using aspirin long-term could reduce the risk of gastrointestinal tract malignancies

19 Apr 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Women's health

Women in the dark about certain cancers

Pharmacists can save lives by highlighting the risks and symptoms of gynaecological cancers.

13 Apr 2016 , 5 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Fighting cancer every step of the way

Charlotte Rixon examines the role pharmacists can play in supporting people with cancer.

12 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Forgotten killer

Despite being the seventh most common cancer in the UK, bladder cancer is under-recognised and overlooked

11 Apr 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Flush away embarrassment

Screening for bowel cancer reduces the risk of dying by 16 per cent, yet only 58 per cent of people who are eligible take part

08 Apr 2016 , 5 Min Article

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