The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
From 1 April 2016, Scotland will see changes in the cervical screening programme. The age range for women will change from age 20-60 years to 25-64 years plus 364 days. The frequency of cervical ...
More than 6,000 people are now diagnosed with mouth cancer in the UK every year. . Mouth cancer may affect the lip, tongue, gums and mouth. Other sites, which may be associated with human ...
Have you heard of parkrun? If you haven’t, you’re missing out on something quite unique. parkrun is a citizen-led community organisation for runners and run by runners. Don’t be put ...
You might be unlikely to spot Prime Minister David Cameron next to you in the queue at W H Smith buying his paper before heading for the train but he has joined many other people in hitting out ...
A common misconception about breast cancer is that it is a gender specific disease – affecting only the female population. Breast cancer cases in men are rare, but still around 400 men are ...
E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in the UK as an alternative to tobacco smoking. Also known as ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems), they provide a means of inhaling nicotine ...
A pioneering new Information and support service for people affected by cancer has now been rolled out to 14 venues across Glasgow. Macmillan Cancer Support and Glasgow Libraries have teamed up ...
A note from the editor In the last few issues of the newsletter, we have looked at some practical ways to increase physical activity. For some time when I have talked about getting more ...
Scotland’s new five year tobacco strategy, ‘Creating a Tobacco-free Generation’, was launched on March 27th this year. It sets out a plan for action across the key themes of health ...
A third of Scottish women aged 50-70 believe cervical screening to be irrelevant and unnecessary according to the Scottish Cervical Screening Statistics 2011-12. Despite a 41% rise in diagnosis ...