Cancer & palliative care

Discover pharmacy's role in cancer and pallative care.

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Cancer & palliative care

Upper GI problems

The over-indulgence in food and alcohol at this time of year offers a key opportunity to promote pharmacy’s role in the management of upper GI issues.

5 Min Article

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Gastrointestinal

Banish bothersome bowels

Pharmacy teams can be on hand to offer advice, product recommendations and signposting for bowel complaints.

5 Min Article

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Men's health

Supporting men's health

Men are less engaged with healthcare services than women, but pharmacy teams can ensure they don't suffer in silence.

5 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Cancer during Covid-19

Fears about cancer can put many people off seeking help, but added concerns around Covid-19 have, in some cases, put even more barriers in place.

4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Identification and intervention

Pharmacy teams provide health screening services and testing kits, but there's potential to do more.

2 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Halting HPV

Experts suggest that hundreds of lives will be saved every year in England thanks to a more sensitive cervical screening test.

4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Covid-19: Advice for pharmacists on cancer patients

The British Oncology Pharmacy Association has put together advice for community pharmacists on support for cancer patients during Covid-19.

2 Min Article

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Men's health

Let's hear it for the boy

A lack of health services for men has seen an increase in the health inequality gap, but pharmacy teams can help.

4 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Lung cancer: A patient's perspective

First hand accounts from lung cancer sufferers, plus guidance for pharmacists on the role they can play in promoting earlier diagnosis.

4 Min Article

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Healthy living

Form and function: Advancing our knowledge of GI health

Our understanding of many aspects of gastrointestinal function is still in its infancy.

5 Min Article

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