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27/02/2026

Episode 45: Following up on bowel screening - the colonoscopy

Clare McGeady from the bowel screening service helps explain what a colonoscopy is, what it is looking for and why you might need one.

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North East London Cancer Alliance Supports Health & Humanity Event in Barking and Dagenham

On Thursday 26 February, North East London Cancer Alliance (NELCA) was invited to attend the Health & Humanity event hosted in Barking and Dagenham.
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25/02/2026

Episode 44: Breaking cancer news - February 2026

Steve Bland and Femi Odewale unpick the latest cancer news from February.

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Leading performance against the National Cancer Standards

North East London Cancer Alliance continues to demonstrate strong and sustained performance against the three national cancer waiting time standards.
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The rise of robotic surgery in north east London

Robotic surgery is rapidly shaping the future of healthcare across the world, and in north east London it is already bringing life-changing improvements to patients with cancer and other serious conditions.
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Barts Health offers complex surgery to ovarian cancer patients for the first time in major breakthrough

Barts Health NHS Trust is leading the way in treating ovarian cancer patients through a complex procedure, known as HIPEC, thanks to funding provided by Barts Charity.
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12/02/2026

Episode 43: Launching a virtual hospital tour

Our latest episode was recorded at the launch of the Virtual Hospital Tour of St Bartholomew's Hospital. It features Jay Scott-Nicholls, the Creative Director at Circus, and Dr Adam P Januszewski PhD MRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Quality and Safety Lead at Barts Cancer Centre.

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February is Oesophageal Cancer awareness month

In February 2026, NHS London Cancer Alliances, in partnership with Heartburn Cancer UK (HCUK), are supporting a pan-London campaign to help more people recognise the signs and symptoms of oesophageal cancer.
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NHS urges Londoners to complete cancer screening checks 

Londoners are being urged to respond to their cancer screening invitations, following the government’s launch of its landmark National Cancer Plan with an ambitious goal to save 320,000 more lives. 
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