April is #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth
Bowel screening saves lives but many people are unsure what it involves or why it’s important. Listen to our episode of Taking Control of Cancer, where we go back to basics to explain what bowel screening is, who can get it, and how it works
A new drug that extends survival for women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer is now available on the NHS. It was tested by @NHSBartsHealth at St Bartholomew's Hospital as part of a major global clinical trial in 8 NHS hospitals in England
Read more: bit.ly/4xvy4b4
Hundreds of men attended an impressive men's health event on #WorldProstateCancerDay at Goodman’s Fields Health Centre in @TowerHamletsNow
We were on hand to talk about cancer signs and symptoms and there was a huge demand in finding out more about prostate cancer and PSA tests
We were joined by Leena Khagram-Dhar from the bowel screening service, Khalima Khan from Oviva, and colleagues from Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies and Barts Health NHS Trust community liver team.
Thankfully Steve Bland was also there to work his magic on a couple of podcasts (to be released next week) to make sure we can reach even more men!
They will be on our webpage: nelcanceralliance.nhs.uk/tak…
Following last year’s episode on protecting your skin and staying safe in the sun, Taking Control of Cancer returns to tackle one of the biggest challenges in skin health: misinformation. Have a listen to find our more about how you can protect your skin: nelcanceralliance.nhs.uk/pod…
Calling all cancer nurses across London 👩🏽⚕️
We’re excited to invite you to the London Cancer Nursing Conference 2026 - a full day focused on innovation in cancer care and the future of nursing practice.
Congrats to Ellen Quinney from NELCA, Ben Lamb from @NHSBartsHealth Tayana Soukup, from Imperial College London and Wasim Hamad from Barts Cancer Institute for their article on MDT streamlining in Frontiers in Health Services Journal:
frontiersin.org/journals/hea…
Did you miss the brilliant Samantha Strumeier from @NHSBartsHealth talking about the challenges of career progression?
We have good news for you! You can now view the full webinar recording on the North East London Training Hub YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=Ma7X7cyT…
Talking all things cancer to shoppers in the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford. From signs and symptoms and screening programmes, through to support for people living with cancer, North East London Cancer Alliance was on hand to provide more information about local services.