Public Health England to scan thousands of houses in Gloucestershire for Radon, a radioactive gas. Radon is a naturally occurring gas to which people are exposed on a daily basis. It cannot be seen, heard, smelled or even tasted but every year it causes over 1,000 deaths by lung cancer. Public Health England (PHE) has … [Read more…]
75% of patients are diagnosed too late Leading cancer expert Prof John Field, from Liverpool University, warns that delaying national lung cancer screening could cost thousands of lives. The academic believes that plans should start now for the UK wide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016, with US data suggesting that this … [Read more…]
Improvements in early detection lowers death rates Data from Cancer Research UK has revealed that the death rates of four common cancers, which account for half of all cancer deaths in the UK, have fallen by almost a third since the early 1990’s. The figures show that the combined death rates for breast, bowel, lung … [Read more…]
Cancer Research UK has unveiled stark yearly figures that show the dramatic impact smoking can have on your health, claiming that it can cause 14 different forms of cancer. Lung cancer is most notably the biggest result from tobacco usage, with smoking contributing to 34,600 cases of the disease. It can even affect areas of … [Read more…]