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Cancer & palliative care

Discover pharmacy's role in cancer and pallative care.

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What does the National Cancer plan mean for community pharmacists?

What avenues are opened up by the National Cancer Plan for England?

17 Apr 2026

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Cancer pilots show grassroots works

The best pharmacy initiatives aren't dreamt up in Whitehall, our editor writes

25 Feb 2026

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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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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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Slow progress with cancer pilots

Eighteen months after NHS England announced a landmark cancer pilot, Leela Barham discovers that fewer than 10 pharmacies have been signed up.

29 Feb 2024

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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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Pharmacy can play bigger role in pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer may be apparent up to three years earlier than previously recognised.

04 Nov 2022

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Aspirin cuts ovarian cancer risk

Meta-analysis shows frequent aspirin use may reduce OC risk by 13 per cent

06 Oct 2022

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Preventable risk factors account for nearly half of all cancer deaths

Cancer deaths due to preventable risk factors rose by 20.4 per cent over the last decade.

23 Aug 2022

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Life extending endometrial cancer drug rolled out on NHS

Dostarlimab recommended as a second line treatment for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund.

15 Feb 2022

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