Cancer survival rates improving across England

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: September, 2010

Publication type: News Item

In a nutshell: Cancer survival rates have improved across England, according to two new reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But the reports also reveal that there are still gaps in survival, with patients from wealthy areas having a better chance of beating cancer than their poorer counterparts.

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Government backs sunbed ban

Source:Department of Health, 2010

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Date of publication: January 2010

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham will today call for tanning salons to be banned from allowing under 18s to use sunbeds.

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Government promises free cancer home care

Source: Health Service Journal, 2010

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Date of publication: February 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: All 1.6 million people who have or have had cancer are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes from a personal nurse under plans announced by Gordon Brown.

Length of publication: 1 web page

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Data show “alarming” rise in oral cancers among people in their 40s

Source: British Medical Journal, 2009, 339b:3293

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Date of publication: August 2009

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In a nutshell:The incidence of oral cancers, such as cancers of the mouth, tongue, and lip, in the United Kingdom has risen by around a quarter in the past decade among people in their 40s, new figures show.

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Councils awarded £2.5 million to stub out smoking

Source:  Department of Health

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Date of publication: 10 June 2009

Publication type:  News item

In a nutshell:  It has been announced by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron that 25 local authority areas with the highest numbers of smokers will each get grants of £100,000 specifically to help smokers quit

Length of publication:  1 page

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New NHS Stop Smoking Service approach boosts referrals by 49 per cent

Source:  Department of Health

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Date of publication: 2 June 2009

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In a nutshell:  A new approach pioneered by local NHS Stop Smoking Services in the Yorkshire and Humber region that aims to make smoking interventions a routine part of GP services and improve smoking quit rates, is being rolled out across England’s GPs and other primary care practices after trials showed that it boosted referrals to NHS Stop Smoking Services.

Length of publication: 1 page

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Majority of Britons have not changed lifestyle to reduce cancer risk

Source:Cancer Research UK, 2009

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Date of publication:April 2009

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In a nutshell:Nearly two thirds of British people have not altered their diet or lifestyle to reduce their risk of cancer, according to a poll conducted for a BBC Newsnight Cancer special.

Length of publication:1 page news bulletin

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The launch of Cancer Research UK’s ‘Reduce the Risk’ campaign: Baseline measurements of public awareness of cancer risk factors in 2004

Source: European Journal of Cancer

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This survey highlights the need to increase awareness of overweight, alcohol, infections and exercise in the development of cancer, particularly amongst younger people and those from more socio-economically deprived backgrounds

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Lifestyle changes could prevent one in four cases of bowel cancer by 2024

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Press Release

In a nutshell: Improving lifestyles now could prevent 12,000 cases (26 per cent) of bowel cancer by the year 2024 – a new report by Cancer Research UK predicts

Variation in incidence of breast, lung and cervical cancer and malignant melanoma of skin by socioeconomic group in England

Source: BMC Cancer 2008, (8) pp271  

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Year of publication: 2008

  

Publication type: Research

In a nutshell: Cancer incidence varies by socioeconomic group and these variations have been linked with environmental and lifestyle factors, differences in access to health care and health seeking behaviour. Decreasing inequalities in incidence requires the integration of information on risk factors, incidence and projected incidence but targeted public health interventions could help to reduce regional inequalities in incidence and reduce the future cancer burden.

 

Length of publication: 10 pages

 

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