Supporting staff at Tower Hamlets Council with cancer awareness
North East London Cancer Alliance and The Eve Appeal shared invaluable cancer information at a special staff event held on 6 February at Tower Hamlets Town Hall.
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Cancer Awareness Day at Homerton Hospital
North East London Cancer Alliance joined the cancer team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to support World Cancer Day and to help spread important life-saving information about cancer signs and symptoms and free screening programmes.
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Cancer conversations and cakes at the Royal London Hospital
As part of a series of events for World Cancer Day, North East London Cancer Alliance partnered with Barts Health to run a cancer awareness session for both visitors and staff at The Royal London Hospital.
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NHS launches national BRCA gene testing programme to identify cancer risk early
Tens of thousands of people with Jewish ancestry who are more likely to carry a genetic fault that can increase the risk of developing some cancers will receive genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England today.
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You Need To Know campaign shortlisted for an award
We are delighted that our ‘You Need to Know’ campaign has been selected as a finalist at the PM Society Awards 2024 in the category of Diversity & Inclusion in Creative Communication
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World Cancer Day on Sunday 4 February 2024
This year’s World Cancer Day takes place on Sunday 4 February and the theme is ‘Close The Care Gap’. While we live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, many of us who seek cancer care hit barriers at every turn.
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Women in Redbridge invited for breast screening in bid to increase early detection and save lives
Redbridge Council’s Public Health team has partnered with the NHS and InHealth, to invite eligible women in the borough for a routine NHS breast screening.
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Cervical cancer campaign ads to run on Tinder
A new cervical cancer campaign is running across Tinder to encourage daters to swipe right to find out more. Great British Bake Off star Laura Adlington is fronting the campaign with This Morning’s Dr Nighat Arif to encourage younger Londoners to attend an NHS cervical screening appointment
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Finding bowel cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust (BHRUT) and Barts Health are currently the only two hospitals in the country to take part in a pilot which offers FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test) in their A&E department.
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