An innovative cancer test which is a quicker alternative to traditional techniques such as an endoscopy is now available to patients at Whipps Cross Hospital for the first time.

North East London Cancer Alliance has been working with black men to raise awareness of the increased risk of black men getting prostate cancer, which is 1 in 4 compared to 1 in 8 white men.

Wednesday 13 March 2024 was National No Smoking Day. Smoking is still the single largest preventable cause of death in England – estimated to account for 64,000 deaths each year.

There was a party atmosphere and a true taste of the Caribbean at Barking & Dagenham’s latest health pop-up clinic for the Afro Caribbean community, which took place on 7 March at the Barking Learning Centre.

Last Sunday, 3 March 2024, North East London Cancer Alliance joined a special event hosted by East London branch of Citizens UK (TELCO), East London Mosque, Barts Health and Queen Mary University. This took place at the Maryam Centre, East London Mosque in Tower Hamlets.

Over 130 people attended Newham’s World Obesity Day event at Durning Hall Community Centre, Forest Gate on Monday 4 March.  The event provided a range of information, activities and support to help local people eat well, keep active and improve their overall health and wellbeing.

Even with the rain hammering down for most of the day, local residents came out in huge numbers to take advantage of a brilliant free event to help improve the health and well-being of local residents in Barking and Dagenham

We have been working in partnership with local authorities, GPs, community and voluntary groups and Public Health on a borough-by-borough basis to deliver the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme – fr

An innovative 12-month pilot is set to get underway at Barts Health, which looks to make improvements and reduce waiting times for suspected head and neck cancer patients.Traditionally, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) consultants have led suspected head and neck cancer clinics.