The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
Every day a Dane dies of skin cancer or melanoma so earlier this year this campaign reached out to friends of Danes in holiday destinations across the world and asked them to help a Dane. If they ...
Being active can make a real difference to our health. The World Cancer Research Fund has found strong evidence that ‘we could prevent about one in eight cases of bowel and breast cancers, and ...
On Monday 10th July, Dr Christopher P. Wild, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France, delivered the SCF / Cruden Foundation lecture at the Royal Society, ...
Lorraine Tulloch, Programme Lead, Obesity Action Scotland So we have emerged from the general election campaign and now we are into the start of the Brexit process. A changing political landscape ...
Aberdeen‘s award winning Golden Games is leading the way in the integration of physical activity and preventative and rehabilitative health management. Developed in 2011, the free physical ...
Feauted Image © World Obesity A Note from the Editor Ageing is associated with an increased cancer risk. Around 60% of people who have cancer are 65 or older. So are 60% of cancer ...
Amy Hickman, Volunteer Service Co-ordinator, Breast Cancer Now As part of the Scottish Government cancer strategy, a team of researchers are now working with Breast Cancer Now on a trial of a ...
Nuala Healy, Organisational Lead – Screening and Immunisation, NHS Health Scotland There is increasing recognition of the inequalities which exist in cancer screening uptake (bowel, breast ...
In terms of cancer, plant foods are more protective than animal foods and data suggest that bioactive components in berries may be important in cancer prevention. One important ...
The SCPN signed up as a stakeholder to the NHS inform website redesign and we are happy to share with you their new Communications Toolkit and Digital Assets. The website ...