Celebrating cancer nurse specialists in North Central London
On 26 April the North Central London Cancer Alliance celebrates the invaluable contribution of cancer clinical nurse specialists as part of National Cancer CNS Day. Cancer clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) provide vital care and support to cancer patients before, during and after cancer treatment. They are there to support patients when they get diagnosed, help […]
Don’t put off your bowel cancer screening
In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign that is the first of its kind nationally, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. It follows on from an NHS bowel cancer screening campaign launched in London last summer. Fanta Bojang, lead for Prevention, […]
Your cancer pathway support guide goes live
Your cancer pathway support guide is launched today by the North Central London Cancer Alliance. It is designed to support people as they prepare for diagnostic tests, go through treatment if cancer is diagnosed, and follow up care after treatment. Needing to have tests for cancer can be a worrying and stressful experience. Most people (around […]
New managing director joins the North Central London Cancer Alliance
The North Central London Cancer Alliance welcomes Ali Malik as managing director. He was previously at the North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) where he led the post-Covid elective surgery recovery programme. During his time at the NCL ICB, Ali also established the system’s health intelligence unit to generate insights to support system […]
Monitoring for ovarian cancer in high-risk women is beneficial, Cancer Alliance funded research shows
Research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Medical Genetics concludes that regularly monitoring women who carry BRCA gene alterations does provide some benefits. It has been led by Adam Rosenthal, consultant gynaecologist at UCLH, and funded by the North Central London Cancer Alliance and research company Abcodia. The BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene […]