The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government will shortly begin developing a new tobacco strategy, setting out the next steps towards the target of ...
Inside this issue Achieving a tobacco-free generation by 2034 and improving the reach of Scotland’s cancer screening programmes are among the topics covered in Volume 8, Issue 3. In the ...
Determining cancer survivors’ preferences to inform new models of follow-up care Murchie P, Norwood P, Pietrucin-Materek M, et al. (2016) British Journal of Cancer; Vol.115, pages ...
CSO provides funding opportunities for researchers in Scottish Universities and Health Boards to undertake projects (up to £300k and three years) through two response mode research grant ...
Cancer survivorship is a term we are all becoming more familiar with and in its widest sense includes the time from a cancer diagnosis being made to death. It is thought there may be currently ...
by Andrew Deas, Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland The Information Services Division (ISD) of NHS National Services Scotland publish statistics relating to the ...
ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients Cancer patients frequently suffer from malnutrition and metabolic derangements whether due to their tumour itself or the effects of ...
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is encouraging people in Scotland to give up unnecessary treats every Tuesday as part of its drive to start breaking Scotland’s unhealthy snacking habits. Taking a ...
Spring is a great time for physical activity in the garden but also a great time for early vegetables and rhubarb! Two lowly tablespoons of cooked rhubarb provides one portion of our five a day. ...
Dr Wendy McMullen, Cervical Cancer Lead, Dr Emma Fletcher, Specialty Registrar Public Health and Dr Kalpana Ragupathy, Lead Colposcopist, NHS Tayside The uptake of cervical screening is ...