Bhopal may have raised intergenerational disability, cancer risks

And it may have curbed educational attainment and prompted fall in proportion of male births  Disaster likely affected people across a substantially more extensive area than previously thought   The Bhopal gas explosion in 1984—one of India’s worst industrial disasters—may have heightened the risk of disability and cancer in later life among ...

2024-06-04T10:23:36+00:0014 June 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

Prostate cancer ‘test by request’ drives overdiagnosis, argue experts

Most high income countries, including the UK, do not have a national prostate cancer screening programme, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to their doctor. But experts writing in The BMJ today argue that these shared decision policies have led to high rates of PSA testing and ...

2024-06-04T10:23:37+00:0018 May 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain and curb total meds use

Products with equal balance of THC+ CBD seem to be particularly effective, data indicate Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain, while curbing the total number of meds and opioids taken, suggest the results of a multicentre registry study, published online in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Products with an equal ...

2024-06-04T10:24:35+00:003 May 2023|BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, Press release|

Female healthworkers need better radiation protection to minimise breast cancer risk

Standard PPE does not fully protect breast tissue Employers should invest in equipment that ensures the safety of all their staff Women working in healthcare who are regularly exposed to radiation from x-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionising radiation protection to help minimise their risk of developing breast cancer, argue ...

2024-06-04T10:23:06+00:0013 April 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Study finds “important shortcomings” in official cancer drug information

Information about drugs is rarely communicated well, particularly to patients Better information is needed to aid treatment decisions Important information about cancer drug benefits, and related uncertainties, is frequently omitted from official prescription drug information sources for clinicians and patients in Europe, finds an analysis published by The BMJ today. Despite the ...

2024-06-04T10:23:39+00:0030 March 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Scrapping England’s cancer plan is “a catastrophic decision that will cost lives” warn experts

The UK government’s proposal to roll England’s long term plan for cancer into one strategy covering all major conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, dementia, mental health conditions, and musculoskeletal disorders is “a catastrophic decision that will cost lives,” warn experts in The BMJ today. Professor Richard Sullivan ...

2024-06-04T10:23:43+00:0016 February 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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