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Cancer & palliative care

Discover pharmacy's role in cancer and pallative care.

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Streeting backs Boots lung cancer awareness drive

Multiple to use shelf signage to prompt conversations around symptoms.

10 Feb 2026

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Pharmacies to have expanded role in cancer diagnosis

National cancer plan mentions pharmacy several times including involvement in heartburn health pilot.

04 Feb 2026

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Boots loyalty card data analysed in new cancer detection study

Imperial researchers seek to identify OTC 'purchasing thresholds' that could indicate cancer

03 Feb 2026

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‘Additional volumes’ of pancreatic enzyme therapy sourced by DH

Unlicensed imports part of the solution until shortages ease, says Labour

29 Oct 2025

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Delays in cancer testing limiting access to therapies

Study warns delays in cancer biomarker testing are hindering access to NICE-approved targeted therapies.

15 Aug 2025

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'Sponge on a string' cancer detection pilot to launch in 'dozens' of pharmacies

Pilot scheme aims to pick up pre-cancerous changes through non-invasive test

09 Jul 2025

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Exmouth pharmacist seeks help with cancer care research project

Exmouth pharmacist Jackie Lewis is asking pharmacists across the UK what their experiences are with providing care and advice to patients with or at risk of cancer.

01 Oct 2024

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Removing VAT from sunscreens could cut cancer costs and save lives

Charity calls for VAT to be removed from sunscreen products to prevent rising deaths from melanoma.

29 Aug 2024

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Non-melanoma skin cancer deaths rise

Deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer could soon overtake malignant melanoma mortality in England and Scotland.

06 Jun 2024

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Suspected cancer referral scheme rolled out across UK pharmacies

Alliance Healthcare is making the Not Normal for You programme available to pharmacies nationwide following successful Alphega launch.

04 Apr 2024

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NAFLD in younger people increases risk of cancer...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases the likelihood of developing cancer. Now a new study shows that the younger people develop NAFLD, the greater their cancer risk.

05 Oct 2023

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Do opiates increase the risk of cancer?

Opioid prescribing is declining– yet 5.4 million people in England received these drugs during 2020/21.1 There’s clearly still a long way to go as concerns grow about possible cancer risk associated with long-term use.

16 Aug 2023

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Save the date: cancer webinar

A webinar on supporting people with advanced cancer will take place on Wednesday June 28 at 6:30pm.

06 Jun 2023

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RPS and Marie Curie collaborate on pharmacy end-of-life care

Community pharmacies can now sign up to the Daffodil Standards for end-of-life care.

22 May 2023

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Allergies may reduce cancer risk

The risk of melanoma is up to 50 per cent lower in people with atopic disease than controls, a new study from Finland reports.

25 Apr 2023

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Cancer deaths set to decline new analysis suggests

Death rates from cancer are set to decline in the UK, a new analysis predicts.

25 Apr 2023

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