A man sitting on a sofa with this son. They are both using smartphones (Photo: August de Richelieu)

How WhatsApp can help with prostate cancer detection and diagnosis

Cardiff University researchers are examining how the use of WhatsApp can engage Black men in Butetown and Grangetown with prostate cancer risk information and increase prostate cancer awareness. New research funded by Cancer Research UK will fund a collaborative project at Cardiff University to examine the effectiveness of using WhatsApp as a tool for sharing … Continue reading How WhatsApp can help with prostate cancer detection and diagnosis

Fewer young people in Wales vaping but no drop in smoking

E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled, according to analysis from Cardiff University. The report is based on responses from 119,388 eleven to sixteen year olds who took part in the School Health Research Network’s (SHRN) 2019 Student Health and Wellbeing survey, … Continue reading Fewer young people in Wales vaping but no drop in smoking

Cardiff University cancer researchers switch to helping develop a coronavirus vaccine

The team at Cardiff University School of Medicine usually work on reprogramming viruses so they can target and kill cancer, but are now focusing their efforts to help in the fight against coronavirus. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information … Continue reading Cardiff University cancer researchers switch to helping develop a coronavirus vaccine

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