NHS England has published further information about modernising cancer waiting times standards, including a series of frequently asked questions. As a reminder, from 1 October, cancer waiting time standards are being modernised and simplified, moving to three measures:

The Targeted Lung Health Check Programme in Tower Hamlets has achieved a major milestone with over 1,000 residents now receiving a free lung scan. This has taken less than three months, which shows how keen local residents are to look after their health.

North East London Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce the promotion of Consultant Urologist, Prabhakar Rajan, to Professor of Urology and Robotic Surgery at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

More than one million people (1,052,083) have been invited for a lung cancer check, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in health service history.

People in north east London who have had a cough for three weeks or more are being encouraged to contact their GP practice and come forward for life-saving checks, as part of an NHS campaign.

North East London Cancer Alliance is working on a cancer awareness project which supports our local Charedi Jewish community.

Shoppers in a number of Morrisons’ stores across the country will find NHS advice on underwear labels urging them to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer.

UK Black Pride is the world’s largest celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent.

The recently published National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) Ovarian Cancer Audit shows that that North East London Cancer Alliance is the top performer in the whole of the country when it comes to five-year survival rates for ovarian cancer.