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01  Journalist · bbc.com · Cancer

Eleanor Lawson: no photograph is held, so their initials are shown instead.
Journalist

Eleanor Lawson

bbc.com and 1 other title

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Bylines read on 4 topics since 9 Feb 2026 · latest 9 Jun 2026

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  • bbc.com
  • BBC

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

02  Writes on · 4 of 29 topics

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Eleanor Lawson: key facts

Main title
bbc.com
Covers
Cancer, Respiratory (asthma/COPD), Dementiaand 1 more
Press coverage
Bylined in the pressby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
9 Jun 2026
First read
9 Feb 2026

03  Beat

What Eleanor Lawson covers

How we found the articles by Eleanor Lawson we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 4 topics

Cancer

  • cancer
  • cancer treatment
  • cancer screening
  • cancer waiting times
  • oncology
  • chemotherapy
  • radiotherapy
  • cancer diagnosis

Also searched with “cancer” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Cancer

Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

  • asthma
  • COPD
  • respiratory disease
  • lung cancer screening
  • pulmonary

Also searched with “asthma” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

Dementia

  • dementia
  • dementia care
  • Alzheimer's
  • memory clinic
  • dementia diagnosis
  • dementia strategy

Also searched with “dementia” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dementia

Medical ethics & regulation

  • medical ethics
  • General Medical Council
  • GMC
  • fitness to practise
  • patient consent
  • Mental Capacity Act
  • conscientious objection
  • medical confidentiality

Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation

04  Who they quote

Who Eleanor Lawson calls

Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.

  1. Ian PatersonClinician
  2. Sophie DallawayClinician
  3. Debra HickmanClinician
  4. Harpreet MatharuClinician
  5. Dr Ajit ThomasClinician
  6. Paul WorskettAcademic
  7. Jodie O’HaganClinician
  8. Eddie CrouchUnion

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 9 Jun 2026
    Ian Paterson patient Tracey Taylor 'let down at every point'

    bbc.comCancer

  2. 26 Apr 2026
    Staffordshire NHS project to help those with COPD

    BBCRespiratory (asthma/COPD)

  3. 22 Apr 2026
    Ian Paterson denies patient Marie Pinfield's operation was mastectomy

    bbc.comCancer

  4. 12 Mar 2026
    New Wolverhampton nursing team supports patients with dementia

    bbc.comDementia

  5. 9 Feb 2026
    Why are fewer people donating their organs?

    bbc.comMedical ethics & regulation

Bylines and quoted sources are read automatically from UK coverage of the topics Vital Signs tracks, so this page reflects what our scan has read rather than a complete record. Where a biography appears, it is published by the outlet itself about its own correspondent, and linked above. Photographs come from the outlet’s own byline or author page, or from the journalist’s LinkedIn profile, and each is credited under the picture. Social accounts are not held: asserting an unverified one would attach a real person to an account that might not be theirs. See the methodology, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.