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Aug 17

Have you seen these funded studies?

The Chief Scientist Office (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 programmes covering the broad spectrum of applied health and care related research. Following the publication of the ...

Aug 17

Continuous Update Project: Breast Cancer Report 2017

Have you seen this paper? Continuous Update Project Report Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Breast Cancer 2017 (Available from here) Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK and worldwide. Breast cancer is a group of diseases with different aetiologies and modifiable risk factors and so the ...

May 17

Scottish Government urged to curb alcohol marketing

By Gillian Bell, Senior Communications Coordinator, Alcohol Focus Scotland In a new report, Promoting good health from childhood: Reducing the impact of alcohol marketing on children in Scotland, leading academics and health experts outline how the Scottish Government can reduce the unacceptably high levels of alcohol ...

Mar 17

Women have lots to gain in cancer prevention

The number of cancer cases in Scotland is projected to rise by 33% between 2008-2012 and 2023-2027. [1] Much of this increase can be attributed to an ageing population but for some of the most common cancers there appears to be a gender story emerging. The age-standardised incidence rate per 100,000 population for males is […]

Mar 17

Alcohol, Cancer and a 50p MUP

The Scottish Parliament passed a bill in 2012 to bring in a 50p minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland. [1] The measure has been subject to a legal challenge by the alcohol industry [2] but in October 2016 the policy was found to be compatible with EU law by the Scottish Court of Session. […]

Jul 16

‘Our children’s heroes shouldn’t be billboards and ambassadors for alcohol brands’

The SCPN recently came across this heart-warming story of the little man (backed by a group of alcohol campaigners) taking on the might of an international brewing empire. Everton FC is the last remaining football club in the English Premier League to have alcohol sponsorship emblazoned on their shirts. Big Alcohol is a worldwide ...

Apr 16

Editorial: Alcohol Guidelines and Breast Cancer Prevention

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 they provide a very clear message that “the risk of a range of cancers, especially breast cancer, increases directly in line with ...

Jan 16

Alcohol and LGBT life in Scotland

by Eric Carlin, Director, SHAAP – Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems Alcohol increases the risk of cancers of the bowel, breast, liver, mouth, throat and oesophagus and whilst health promotion efforts provide guidance, more is needed to understand the social context of drinking in Scotland. A new study (by researchers ...

Jan 16

Dryathlon benefits

January is with us and many of you will be taking part in a month of abstinence from alcohol for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to give yourself time to recover after the festive period, give your wallet a rest or for health reasons you will undoubtedly be doing your body (and mind!) […]

Jan 13

Alcohol and Liver Cancer

Incidence and mortality of hepatocellular (HCC) or liver cancer is increasing in Scotland and the UK as a whole. Figures published by the Information Services Division Scotland report 393 (M 269, F 124), new cases of liver cancer in 2010, – an increase in incidence of M +59.4%, and F +10.3% since 2000 and 420 […]

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