Attending master’s level module has expanded and deepened my understanding of screening
Cancer Research UK Strategic Evidence Manager Hope Walters talks about her experience of attending the Health Screening Module at the University of Warwick.
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Experts discuss the challenges of using surrogate endpoints in cancer screening
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Experts discussed the potential role and challenges of surrogate endpoints in cancer screening in a webinar hosted by Cancer Research UK and Consilium Scientific.
The Generation Study: exploring genome sequencing in newborns
Amanda Pichini, Clinical Director at Genomics England, explains how the Generation Study hopes to provide evidence to inform future screening approaches.
Targeted Lung Health Check Programme renamed the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme
From 1 February 2025, the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme will be known as the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme.
2021 to 2022 data from England underlines huge impact of national NHS screening programmes
The importance of the NHS screening programmes to the public’s health is underlined in a high level summary of data from the NHS Screening Programmes in England for the screening year 2021 to 2022.
Sign up for UK NSC online seminar on multi-cancer detection tests
The UK NSC is holding an online seminar on 27 February, focusing on multi-cancer tests. Sign up now.
New screening masterclass dates announced
The UK NSC has announced 2 new dates for its popular screening masterclass, one in May and one in July.
UK NSC meeting welcomes findings of review into effectiveness of AAA screening in the UK
Minutes published of UK NSC meeting held on 21 November 2024.
NHS England starts detailed implementation planning for tyrosinaemia screening
Detailed planning work under way for implementation of newborn screening for tyrosinaemia in England.
SMA ISE partnership board updated on very useful modelling study workshop
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The latest meeting of the SMA Screening In-service evaluation Partnership Board heard that interim results of a new modelling study into SMA screening for the UK context had been presented to a stakeholder workshop.