The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 7, Issue 2

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A physically active childhood – an international perspective

The childhood obesity epidemic is being tackled head on around the world, including here in Scotland (See the Daily Mile on page 7). In many countries, national or statewide programmes have been ...

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Carcinogens in the workplace

Prof Andrew Watterson, Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Stirling Legislation to protect workers against health and safety risks from exposure to carcinogens or ...

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Sit Less, Get Active

Learning about how to Sit Less, Get Active and fight inactivity is a key message for cancer risk reduction. The evidence prepared for the European Code Against Cancer suggests that 9% of breast ...

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Promoting physical activity in the workplace

Participating in physical activity improves overall health and wellbeing, reducing the risk of disease and having a better quality of life. Having physically active employees has many benefits ...

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Another approach to menopausal vasomotor symptom control?

The NICE guideline on diagnosis and management of menopause recommends that menopausal women (and their support network) should receive advice on hormonal (HRT), non-hormonal (other ...

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Stomach cancer awareness

Stomach Cancer is currently the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide with 1,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In the UK there were around 7000 cases diagnosed in 2013. It is nearly ...

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Obesity – sugar tax actions and more

Obesity increases the risk of 10 cancers including bowel, breast and advanced prostate cancer. The SCPN welcomes all actions that help the nation to avoid weight gain. Obesity Action ...

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The Daily Mile

The latest data from 2012 show that children are becoming less active, with only 21% of boys and 16% girls meeting current guidelines of at least one hour of moderate physical activity per day. ...

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Menopausal hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer risk: is it just bad press?

Mrs E. Jane Macaskill, Consultant Breast Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Breast Surgery, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee. NICE have recently updated ...

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Extending the HPV vaccination programme

In September 2008, a national programme was launched to vaccinate all girls between the ages of 12-13 against human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine helps protect against certain strains of HPV ...

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The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 7, Issue 2

In our second issue of 2016, Scotland's new cancer strategy, human rights and cancer prevention, the updated Eatwell guide, as well as the usual breakdown of cancer prevention research and news from the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network.

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