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advanced healthcare awards

One Voice: Award-Winning Community Laryngectomy Service Recognised for Innovation

The North East London Cancer Alliance is delighted to celebrate the succ
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02/07/2026

Episode 61: Checking your prostate cancer risk

On World Prostate Cancer Day, Taking Control of Cancer explores one of the most important ways to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer: understanding your risk and getting checked early.

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02/07/2026

Episode 62: Breaking cancer news - June 2026

In June's news episode Steve Bland and Femi Odewale are joined by Nellie Gbadebo, CEO and Founder of Touchy-Feely, the UK's leading creative and cultural cancer organisation, to talk about the month's cancer news AND a very special event on July 18th in Shoreditch!

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breast cancer

Ethnic Minority Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Check your breasts. It could save your life.

Ethnic Minority Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Check your breasts.
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Cancer Alliance partners with UK's leading creative and cultural cancer organisation, Touchy-Feely, to deliver The Girls' Bathroom

This July, North East London Cancer Alliance is partnering with Touchy-Feely to deliver The Girls' Bathroom – an immersive breast cancer awareness experience taking place during Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Month.
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An image of a GP surrounded by icons which represent getting checked by your GP.

17/06/2026

Episode 60: Starting the cancer conversation

In this episode of Taking Control of Cancer, recorded on World Prostate Cancer Day, Steve Bland speaks with Dr Toby Lambeth, a north east London GP, about men's health and the importance of early diagnosis.

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A magnifying glass is hovering over a mole on a person's arm alongside icons of sun safety.

11/06/2026

Episode 59: Busting myths about skin cancer

Following last year’s episode on protecting your skin and staying safe in the sun, Taking Control of Cancer returns to tackle one of the biggest challenges in skin health: misinformation.

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Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Development Lead Pilot featured in British Journal of Nursing

A major London-wide workforce pilot, supported by each cancer alliance in London along with Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS England, features in the latest British Journal of Nursing.
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MDT article published in Frontiers Service Journal

North East London Cancer Alliance and partners have written an article on MDT streamlining which has been published in the Frontiers in Health Services Journal.
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