Can food supplements help prevent cancer?
When it comes to health, prevention is better than cure. Over the last 50 years the use of statins, B-blockers and aspirin has prevented half […]
Articles by Jane Rigney
Consent in clinical trials
Is it ethical to enrol patients into a clinical trial without first obtaining their consent? Most people’s immediate reaction is “No”. But what should people […]
How much should we be willing to spend to introduce a public health intervention sooner?
Public health interventions tend to be complex and need a lot of planning and preparation before they can be rolled out successfully. But how much […]
The future could be bright for implementation of lung cancer screening in the UK.
Blog written by Rhian Gabe, Reader in Clinical Trials at Hull York Medical School. Rhian is the statistician for the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST) […]
‘Drink Free Days’: Should we be Drinkaware aware?
When two government advisers threaten to resign, we should perhaps take notice. Last week a senior government advisor quit, and a second threatened to resign […]
Random Thoughts on Randomisation
Is random fair? On the one hand, we feel than random selection is the fairest way to do things. Which side gets to choose whether […]
Cervical Screening Programme change in Wales: what has Cervical Screening Wales done about it?
Guest blog post by: Dr Simon Leeson (NHS Wales) On Monday 17th September, Wales will become the first nation in the UK to fully convert its cervical […]
Further evidence of the success of the National HPV Immunisation programme in England
Guest blog post by: David Mesher, Public Health England The National HPV Immunisation Programme The National HPV Immunisation Programme was introduced in England in 2008, […]
The importance of understanding and forecasting cancer trends
Nearly 9,000 people are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer (food pipe) each year in the UK and estimates suggest that this type of cancer has become […]
Why aren’t we seeing the effect of vaccination against HPV 16/18 on cervical cancer registration in England?
Photo by @NAO A vaccination programme against the HPV virus was introduced in England in 2008 for girls aged 12-13 along with catch-up programme for […]