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Call for the SCF 2025 Prize now open
The Scottish Cancer Foundation awards an annual cash prize of £10,000, generously supported by the Grant Simpson Trust, and the Evans/Forrest Medal to an individual or organization that has made a substantial contribution to Cancer Prevention in Scotland. In the past, the prize has been won by people working in
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Cancer screening for all?
People are united in their enthusiasm for cancer screening. Surveys show that around 90% of people think screening is ‘almost always a good idea.’ Earlier in my career I was involved in a trial of bowel screening where we found over 97% of people who had done the test would
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#United by Unique- World Cancer Day 2025
In 2022, 20 million new cancer cases were reported worldwide. Each one of these cases represents a unique human being coming to terms with a disease that may or may not be treatable and that may be dependent as much on where someone lives as the care available. In Scotland
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Charity backs vital search for improvements to bowel cancer screening
A project that has the potential to save many lives by improving the uptake of screening for Scotland’s third biggest cancer has won funding from the Scottish Cancer Foundation. Bowel cancer affects around 4000 people a year in Scotland and screening, which can catch the disease at an early, treatable
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The Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize & Evans Forrest Medal 2025
The Prize, up to £10,000, is supported by the Grant Simpson Trust. It is accompanied by the Evans Forrest Medal, named in recognition of the founders of the Scottish Cancer Foundation. Nominations for The Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize & Evans Forrest Medal for 2025 will open soon.
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The joint SCF and Royal Society of Edinburgh Lecture 2024
The joint SCF and RSE Lecture “Exercise and cancer: from prevention to survivorship” by Professor John Saxton took place on Friday 1st November 2024. Professor Saxton discusses how staying active can play a crucial role in cancer prevention and survivorship. The recording is available here
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Sir Pat Forrest Clinical Training Fellowship in Cancer Prevention
The Scottish Cancer Foundation (SCF) focuses on Cancer Prevention, and wishes to promote research, collaborative working across Scotland and public engagement in this area. Accordingly, the Foundation wishes to invest in the future of Cancer Prevention by providing motivated early-career individuals with research training opportunities in this area and has
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The Scottish Cancer Foundation 2023 Lecture – Cancer research for cancer prevention
Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , Friday 1st December 2023 Over this century, cancer is set to become the leading cause of premature death worldwide, being the biggest barrier to increasing life expectancy. Whilst research efforts have focussed largely on treatments much is
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Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize
Bowel cancer hope from simple vitamin treatment An Edinburgh surgeon has won a major prize for his work on the role of a simple vitamin in helping to prevent bowel cancer and improve survival in those with the disease. The Scottish Cancer Foundation has awarded its annual £10,000 prize to
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The Scottish Cancer Foundation 2023 Lecture
We are pleased to announce that Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), will deliver The Scottish Cancer Foundation lecture at the The Royal Society of Edinburgh on Friday 1st December 2023. This Hybrid event is now open for bookings. To attend in person
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