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All GPs to receive direct

access to cancer tests

ALL GP practices in England
will be able to book cancer tests
directly for their patients from
later this month, NHS bosses say.
The option of GPs booking CT
scans, ultrasounds and MRIs has
been gradually rolled out in re-
cent years, as community testing
centres have opened.
NHS England chief executive
Eating ultra-processed foods linked Amanda Pritchard will announce
later all GPs will now be able to
to premature death, study finds do this.
GPs have previously relied on
A new study has found an “alar- burden of critical ingredients, such referring on to specialist hospital
ming” link between the rising con- as sodium, sugar, and trans fats, doctors.
sumption of highly processed foods and specific foods or drinks, such as Before referring, they have to
such as sliced white bread and su- sugar-sweetened beverages,” study identify clear symptoms the pa-
gary soft drinks and premature, pre- co-author Eduardo AF Nilson said in tient may have a specific type of
ventable deaths. a statement. cancer.
Scientists studied death rates in “To our knowledge, no study to But only one out of every five
Brazil in 2019, and found that incre- date has estimated the potential im- cancer cases is diagnosed through
ased consumption of these so-called pact of UPFs on premature deaths. these urgent GP referrals. ses are not diagnosed until they sooner.
“ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) cont- Knowing the deaths attributable to Patients with less clear symp- are at a later stage. There have been fewer than ex-
ributed to more than 10 per cent of the consumption of these foods and toms face long waits for che- And Ms Pritchard will tell dele- pected diagnoses since the start
all premature deaths. modeling how changes in dietary ck-ups or are diagnosed only after gates at the NHS Providers annu- of the Covid pandemic, as fewer
The research, published recently in patterns can support more effective presenting at an accident-and-e- al conference of health managers,
the American Journal of Preventive food policies might prevent disease mergency (A&E) unit or being re- in Liverpool, on Wednesday, she people attended checks.
Medicine, found that UPFs contai- and premature deaths,” Dr Nilson ferred to hospital for something hopes the new initiative will lead And last week, the Macmillan
ning little or no whole foods in their said. else. to tens of thousands of cancer charity warned of about 30,000
ingredients contributed to about Ultra-processed food such as pa- Two out of every five cancer ca- cases every year being detected missing cancer cases.
57,000 premature deaths in the ckaged baked snacks, ready-to-eat
South American country that year. meals, frozen pizza, sugary drinks
Scientists, including those from and cereals are a common part of
the University of São Paulo in Brazil, modern diets, but a growing num- Leprosy: Ancient disease able to
say the findings are “alarming” espe- ber of studies link them to a range of
cially since Brazilians consume far adverse health conditions, including regenerate organs
less of these products than those in obesity, dementia, and cancer.
countries with higher incomes. Scientists also point out that UPFs
“Previous modeling studies have are low in protein and fibre, and he- LEPROSY, one of the world’s living animals, we may be able to mals developed enlarged – yet
estimated the health and economic avy in added sugar, fat and salt. oldest and most persistent dis- translate that knowledge to de- healthy and unharmed – livers
eases, may have the surprising velop safer therapeutic interven- with the same vital components,
ability to grow and regenerate liv- tions to rejuvenate ageing livers such as blood vessels and bile
Type 1 diabetes trial to ers, new research has suggested. and to regenerate damaged tis- ducts, as the uninfected and re-
sistant armadillos.
Scientists have discovered that sues.”
Researchers are hopeful the
Previous studies promoted the
identify at-risk children parasites associated with the dis- regrowth of mouse livers by gen- discovery, published in Cell Re-
ease can reprogramme cells to in-
crease the size of a liver in adult erating cells via an invasive tech- ports Medicine, has the potential
animals without causing damage, nique that often resulted in scar- to help develop interventions for
RESEARCHERS are recruiting body cannot function properly. ring and tumour growth. ageing and damaged livers in hu-
20,000 children for a trial to try to Approximately 29,000 children in scarring or tumours. They found the infected ani- mans.
This natural process could pos-
identify those at high risk of devel- the UK currently have type 1 diabe- sibly be adapted to renew ageing
oping type 1 diabetes. tes, out of a total of about 400,000
If left undiagnosed or untreated, people. For them, managing the con- livers and increase healthspan
the condition can lead to life-threat- dition involves injecting insulin and – the length of time living dis-
ening complications. testing blood glucose levels regularly. ease-free – in humans, the find-
The trial, led by the University of The condition is very different to ings suggest.
Birmingham, could mean access to type 2 diabetes, which is often linked Experts say it could also help
new treatments for children at high to poor diet or an unhealthy lifestyle. regrow damaged livers, reduc-
risk. The organisers want children aged ing the need for transplantation.
The researchers say it may also of- three to 13 to sign up for the tri- Currently, transplant is the only
fer insights that could make screen- al, which will analyse their blood - option for people with end-stage
ing for type 1 diabetes a possibility. through finger prick and vein tests scarred livers.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune - for autoantibodies. Professor Anura Rambukkana,
condition where the immune system These are linked to the develop- lead author from the University
attacks and destroys cells in the pan- ment of type 1 diabetes. Those with of Edinburgh’s Centre for Regen-
creas which produce insulin. two or more autoantibodies have an erative Medicine, said: “If we can
Insulin is crucial because it moves 85% chance of having the condition identify how bacteria grow the
energy from food from the blood to within 15 years, and are almost cer- liver as a functional organ with-
the cells of the body - without it, the tain to develop it in their lifetime. out causing adverse effects in