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A patient and doctor are facing forwards wearing face masks. The text to the left says Bowel cancer screening can save lives. It aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage when treatment has the best chance of working

I had no symptoms. But bowel cancer screening saved me.

A north east London resident is urging people to complete their NHS bowel screening test after a routine home kit led to the early detection of his cancer and ultimately saved his life.
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10/04/2026

Episode 51: Developing a world-class workforce strategy

Steve Bland is joined by Dr Angela Wong, Chief Medical Officer, Sarita Yaganti, Programme Lead for Personalised Cancer Care, and Yvonne Beadle, Workforce Programme Manager, all from North East London Cancer Alliance, to explore the Alliance's new Workforce Strategy.

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Covid 19 Vaccination Spring 2026

The NHS has opened the booking system today, 7 April 2026, for those eligible to book a Spring COVID-19 booster vaccination.
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Patient stories take centre stage at NELCA Movie Night

On Thursday 19 March 2026, North East London Cancer Alliance (NELCA), in collaboration with Afriks Studio, hosted a private, invitation-only Patient Experience Movie Night at the Everyman Cinema in Stratford.
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02/04/2026

Episode 50: Harnessing AI to improve cancer outcomes in north east London

In this episode of Taking Control of Cancer, host Steve Bland is joined by Wayne Douglas, Diagnosis and Treatment Programme Lead, and Angela Wong, Chief Medical Officer, both from the North East London Cancer Alliance; and George Hawkins from 

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Local residents urged to sign up to Heartburn Health

Heartburn Health is a national research programme and is looking for local volunteers with heartburn, indigestion or acid reflux who are aged 55-79.
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27/03/2026

Episode 49: Breaking cancer news - March 2026

It's that time of the month again when Steve Bland and Femi Odewale dissect the month's cancer news - and this time it's March 2026.

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16/03/2026

Episode 47: Strengthening cancer nursing across London

Steve Bland chats to Kate Williams, the Macmillan Cancer CNS Development Lead and Rani Petros, a Clinical Nurse Specialist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, to delve into an exciting new pilot project that aims to transform the future of cancer nursing across London.

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16/03/2026

Episode 48: Caring across borders

In this episode, host Steve Bland is joined by international nurses Angelie Pol, Clinical Nurse Specialist, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health; Kristine Mangaliag, Clinical Nurse Specialist Lung Cancer, Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health; and Robbie Castro, Clinical Nurse Special

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