The first Detect Cancer Early (DCE) Conference will be a one day seminar, aimed at everyone with an interest in the earlier detection of cancer in Scotland.

With a turning point in lifetime incidence due to an aging population, and 2016 marking the year cancer became Scotland’s biggest killer, early detection is more important than ever.

Successes are everywhere across Scotland – overall survival is improving, treatments are advancing, researchers are breaking boundaries on a daily basis and even more cancers are being found early.

The Detect Cancer Early Programme has played an integral role in Scotland over the last four years in a bid to save even more lives from cancer.

This event will look at the progress it has made to date, share examples of good practice and look ahead to the future challenges of improving Scotland’s five year cancer survival rates.

  • SCF Lecture: Prostate Cancer- a disease of our time

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 1st July 2019

    On Monday 17th June at 6pm, Scottish Cancer Foundation alongside the Royal Society of Edinburgh hosted a lecture on Prostate cancer delivered by Freddie C. Hamdy FRCSEd, FRCS, FMedSci, Nuffield Professor of Surgery & Urology, University of Oxford. Freddie Hamdy is the Nuffield Professor of Surgery at the University of Oxford, UK,

  • Scottish Cancer Foundation Lecture

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 27th May 2019

    Prostate Cancer: a disease of our time Prostate cancer continues to pose considerable controversies, and to attract interest and attention from the public, the media, scientists and urologists alike. From molecular biology and gigantic leaps in technology, to high-quality randomised controlled trials of screening and treatment, never before has the

  • Satellite Meeting-Two weeks left to Register

    Posted by Laura Patton on Saturday 13th April 2019

    Interested in obesity, physical activity, body composition or cancer survivorship? Register here Action on weight management in cancer – developing an evidence base to support intervention trials – views from the NIHR Cancer and Nutrition collaboration research group on cancer prevention and screening. Satellite meeting for the European Congress on

  • Grant received from Tay Charitable Trust

    Posted by Laura Patton on Wednesday 27th March 2019

    Scottish Cancer Foundation wish to express their sincere thanks to Tay Charitable Trust for their generous donation towards our work into cancer prevention. This is an area where funding is extremely hard to obtain and the Foundation want to assure Tay Charitable Trust that their contribution will be put to

  • SCPN Conference on World Cancer Day

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 25th February 2019

    On Monday 4th February SCPN, supported by the Scottish Cancer Foundation, celebrated World Cancer Day with their annual conference. It was held at The National Museum on Scotland in Edinburgh, a beautiful and inspiring building which was a fitting venue for the influential speakers from academia, government and practice, but

  • Cancer prevention work wins top award

    Posted by Maureen Macleod on Friday 11th January 2019

    The work of a pioneering project, the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network, that has raised public awareness of the risk of cancer while highlighting the importance of screening and prevention has won an award set up by the broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry. The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network, which is supported

  • SCF Board Members’ Paper of the Year 2018

    Posted by Laura Patton on Sunday 30th December 2018

    The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network, supported by the Scottish Cancer Foundation run a ‘Paper of the Year 2018’ series. Scottish Cancer Foundation Board Members work hard to constantly stay up to date with the latest developments in cancer prevention. Professor Annie Anderson, SCF Board member, selected her publication of 2018

  • #IAmAndIWill SCPN Conference 2019

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 17th December 2018

    We are celebrating World Cancer Day on February 4th 2019 by holding our annual SCPN conference. The venue for this year’s conference is The National Museum on Scotland in Edinburgh, a beautiful and inspiring building which we hope will be a fitting venue for the messages we will hear throughout

  • The Latest SCF Newsletter is Out Now!

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 3rd December 2018

    This issue focusing on this year’s winner of the Scottish Cancer Prevention Prize and Evans Forrest Medal, Katie Robb. There’s also important information about the aims and activities of Scottish Cancer Foundation, including a workshop hosted by SCF in February developing lifestyle interventions for people diagnosed with breast, colorectal and

  • Glasgow Scientist Wins Top Award

    Posted by Laura Patton on Monday 26th November 2018

    Dr Katie Robb, a researcher focused on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities for cancer patients, has won the prestigious 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize. The prize, an honour that recognises excellence in cancer prevention, is awarded with up to £10,000 of funding. Dr Robb plans to