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Beautiful Ladies boost breast cancer awareness

Local community group, the Beautiful Ladies, hosted a brilliant event on Sunday 12 October to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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Community of Practice 2025: A day of Patient Voices, Learning and Networking

The annual community of Practice was held on the 30th September 2025 at Riverside East, Stratford.
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HPV vaccine campaign: four-day outreach engages over 500 students across east London

Across four busy days at freshers’ fairs in East London, our HPV vaccine outreach team spoke to more than 250 students.
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Barking Community Games brings 140+ residents together to get active

Barking Sporthouse was alive with energy as more than 140 residents turned out for the third North East London Cancer Alliance Community Games.
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Sun safety and smart tech: Changing the future of skin cancer care

Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer, and thanks to new technology and public awareness, we’re making progress in detecting it early and improving outcomes.
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Tower Hamlets launches Unpaid Carers Network

On the 11th September 2025, NELCA, in collaboration with Tower hamlets carers center sucessfully launched the Unpaid carers network.
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Campaign raises awareness of cancer symptoms women should look out for

A campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of womb cancer and increase earlier diagnosis among Black and ethnic minority women is showing signs of success.
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NELCA in Havering: residents open up about cancer journeys

Residents were invited to Mardyke Community Hall for a Live Well Havering event that drew a large crowd and a notable presence of local councillors. We attended to raise awareness of the services available to people in the borough.
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September marks Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month 2025

This month, we want to bust the myth that cervical screening detects ovarian cancer. It doesn't. Cervical screening is a test to detect high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and to help prevent cervical cancer by identifying abnormal cell changes on the cervix.
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