The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 4, Issue 1

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November Mouth Cancer Awareness Month…Local Action

More than 6,000 people are now diagnosed with mouth cancer in the UK every year. . Mouth cancer may affect the lip, tongue, gums and mouth. Other sites, which may be associated with human ...

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Changes in Cervical Screening

The UK National Screening Committee (NSC) has published recommendations to change the age that women receive their first invitation for cervical screening from 20 to 25. This ...

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Roll on Traffic Light Labelling

Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day. Many of us reach for that breakfast cereal which is aggressively marketed as a healthy option but do we really know what is in ...

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Smoking Cessation in Cancer Patients and Those Around Them: Cancer as a Teachable Moment?

In Scotland, 24% of adults smoke and half of current smokers are likely to die from cancer1, making smoking cessation services a Scottish Government priority. Smoking cessation is equally ...

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Alcohol and Liver Cancer

Incidence and mortality of hepatocellular (HCC) or liver cancer is increasing in Scotland and the UK as a whole. Figures published by the Information Services Division Scotland report 393 (M ...

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New Year, New Ambitions

The recent decisive ruling in the Supreme Court in favour of the Scottish Government and against Imperial Tobacco and the failure of its vending machine subsidiary Sinclair Collis to pursue its ...

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Breast Screening Review

Last year, the UK Government announced a review of the evidence for breast screening as a result of on-going criticism from some quarters that the screening programme over states the benefits and ...

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The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 4, Issue 1

In our Spring 2013 issue, we share a brief guide for health professionals regarding alcohol and cancer risks, review breast screening efforts, explore the links between alcohol and liver cancer, and more.

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