Asking questions about screening inequalities
Survey results will hopefully help focus future screening inequalities research where it is needed most.
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We’ve still got a lot to learn about multi-cancer tests
Dr Jessica Lloyd and Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, of Cancer Research UK, discuss multi-cancer tests, their potential use in screening, their challenges and uncertainties.
Five things you should know about the UK NSC
How much do you know about the UK National Screening Committee?
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Screening identifies apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or condition, enabling earlier treatment or informed decisions. National population screening programmes are implemented on the advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which makes independent, evidence-based recommendations to …
How to write about risk: working to produce better public information on screening
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An article to get you thinking about screening, and its balance of risks and benefits.
Minutes published of UK NSC November 2025 meeting
The minutes have been published of the UK NSC November 2025 meeting.
Introducing EquipoISE: an evaluation of adding multiple rare conditions to the newborn blood spot screening programme
The UK NSC has published an update on a project called EquipoISE to make it easier to develop the evidence needed to make robust recommendations on screening newborns for rare diseases.
UK NSC authors write journal article on the ethics of multi-cancer detection tests
UK NSC authors write journal article that explores the ethical challenge of testing for many cancers using a single test.
Feedback invited on UK NSC’s work on screening for coeliac disease
The UK NSC is requesting feedback on screening for coeliac disease, including highlighting issues that would be useful to explore.
Stakeholders provide valuable feedback on breast density and screening evidence
Stakeholders have provided valuable feedback to the UK NSC on breast density and screening evidence.