Tag Archives: screening

NHS system error puts lives at risk as nearly 50,000 women are not sent screening letters

NHS hit by fresh cancer screening blunder: Lives at risk as nearly 50,000 women are not sent smear test letters, reminders or test results by ‘shambolic’ private firm with a £330million Government contract More than 4,500 women were not sent the results of their screening tests  Whereas more than 40,000 were not sent appointment invitations… Read More »

With free brain tumor screening, the road to early detection may be filled with potholes

The Brain Tumor Foundation’s Road to Early Detection is in Brooklyn, New York, this week, offering free brain tumor screening in its mobile MRI unit to anyone who signs up. The flyer for free MRI brain scans in Brooklyn The visit appears to be the foundation’s second stop on its current “sponsor-a-city” campaign. Earlier this year,… Read More »

These prostate cancer screening campaigns are giving men the finger

October 16, 2018 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is founder and publisher of HealthNewsReview.org.  He tweets as @garyschwitzer. Fifty years ago, in a golden moment of television comedy shows, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In program regularly featured “The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate” award.  Wikipedia says it “recognized actual dubious achievements by public individuals or institutions.”… Read More »