The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
It is too easy when working with the cancer risks associated with obesity to forget that all too often we see the double burden of over nutrition and under nutrition as people strive to afford ...
Dr Andrew Fraser, Director NHS Health Scotland At the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network conference We Can I Can in February, my colleague Drew Walker promoted the idea of the right to health. ...
The new Eatwell Guide shows the updated proportions of the food groups that are intended to help us meet official advice and nutrient requirements reflecting updated dietary recommendations in ...
Professor Annie S. Anderson (@anniescotta) Professor Bob Steele (@BobSteele6) The new alcohol guidelines [1] published in a consultation document earlier in the year are baffling. For a start ...