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Cancer & palliative care

Discover pharmacy's role in cancer and pallative care.

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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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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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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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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.

19 Jan 2021

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Supporting men's health

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

12 Oct 2020

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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.

09 Jul 2020

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Halting HPV

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

16 Apr 2020

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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.

10 Mar 2020

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Melanoma

Would you know how to spot the signs of melanoma?

23 Sep 2019

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Pancreatic cancer – the role of the pharmacy team

This module will help you spot potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer among pharmacy customers, to help aid early diagnosis

11 Aug 2017

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Community pharmacy and palliative care

This CPD module, which appears in the July 2017 edition of Pharmacy Magazine, looks at community pharmacy and palliative care

27 Jul 2017

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Women's health

This team training module focuses on women's health and in particular, cervical cancer.

12 Jan 2017

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Women's health

This team training learning module focuses on women's health; in particular, female cancers and the menopause.

17 Sep 2015

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Actinic keratoses and skin cancer

This CPD module focuses on actinic keratoses and skin cancer.

04 Mar 2015

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Actinic keratosis and skin cancer

This CPD module provides pharmacists with an update on the treatment of actinic keratoses and skin cancer.

05 Feb 2015

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Pain management in palliative care

This CPD module considers the management of pain in palliative care.

28 Dec 2014

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