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Cancer and screening experts are considering the potential role and challenges of surrogate endpoints in the future of cancer screening programmes.
Cancer Research UK Strategic Evidence Manager Hope Walters talks about her experience of attending the Health Screening Module at the University of Warwick.
Amanda Pichini, of Genomics England, explains how the Generation Study, which aims to study 100,000 newborns with whole genome sequencing, hopes to inform future screening approaches.
From 1 February 2025, the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Programme will be known as the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme.
The UK NSC is holding an online seminar on 27 February, focusing on multi-cancer tests. The event is free to attend and will enable stakeholders to learn together from leading experts about this important topic and its implications for screening.
The UK NSC is consulting on whether to offer an HPV self-sampling option to people who rarely or never attend their cervical screening appointments.
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