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BMJ PODCAST: Cancer is a chronic disease: why don't we treat it as one?
Fantastic to hear Rosalind Adam talking about the latest publication from her team: New analysis calls for cancer to be managed as a chronic disease in primary care | News | The University of Aberdeen as part of the BMJ Podcast series. Follow the link for a great (~14min) listen! Rethinking Cancer...
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New analysis calls for cancer to be managed as a chronic disease in primary care
Cancer should be treated as a chronic condition within primary care to better support the rapidly growing population of cancer survivors, argues a new analysis.
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Population-level data-linkage study exploring unscheduled hospital readmissions after stroke
Dr Melanie Turner and colleagues have published a population-level data-linkage study exploring unscheduled hospital readmissions after stroke. The paper reports that increased unscheduled hospital readmission time was associated with a number of factors including living alone before stroke, having more comorbidities or higher frailty, and more severe stroke.Read the paper published...
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A Story of Skin Cancer Across Two Generations
The ASICA (Achieving Self-directed Integrated Cancer Aftercare) project, led by APC's group lead, Professor Peter Murchie and sponsored by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), has been featured in The Telegraph ASICA is a smartphone app designed to make the skin checks adfter melanoma easier and more efficient. In the article, two induviduals...
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People in poorer areas face lower stroke survival odds
People who have a stroke are more likely to die within a year if they live in more deprived areas according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
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Leia swaps scrubs for sails to support Tall Ships
Locum Emergency Medicine consultant Dr Leia Kane will be part of a crack team of medics on stand-by to deal with any mishaps involving the 400,000 plus visitors attending this summer's Tall Ships Races Aberdeen.
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Changes in prescription medication could help identify cancer earlier
The University of Aberdeen is partnering in a new study funded by Cancer Research UK that could help detect cancer earlier by analysing the medications patients are prescribed before they are diagnosed.
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£1.3m self-screening trial aims to close inequity gap in Scotland's cervical cancer deaths
A project to understand the barriers to screening for a preventable cancer and to encourage women in the most deprived parts of Scotland to take part in cervical screening by self-testing has been awarded £1.3million.
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Major new study aims to increase understanding of fatigue
Innovative research using AI led by the University of Aberdeen aims to find better ways of managing and treating fatigue.
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Covid vaccine linked to low platelet count, nationwide study suggests
A condition that affects the blood, known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), may be associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in rare cases, research suggests.