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New videos support patients before and after cancer care in North Central London

North Central London Cancer Alliance has collaborated with healthcare professionals at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Whittington Health NHS Trust and patients to produce videos designed to help people with cancer before, during and after their treatment. A key focus of both the recent National […]

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Bowel cancer campaign launches as NHS marks 20 years of bowel cancer screening

NCL News / Emma Boyle

North Central London Cancer Alliance has launched a campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms and to encourage more people in the eligible age range to do the bowel cancer screening test.  The campaign, called “Don’t wipe away the signs” aims to remove stigma around talking about changes in bowel habits as well as encouraging people to get screened. Bowel cancer is the

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London Cancer Alliances shine a light on oesophageal cancer as cases rise and late diagnosis remains a major concern

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

February marks Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month, with North Central London Cancer Alliance partnering with other London Alliances and Heartburn Cancer UK to launch a major awareness campaign. This February, we’re shining a spotlight on oesophageal cancer, a disease that continues to rise across the UK and is too often diagnosed at a later stage. North

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Response to the National Cancer Plan

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

Ali Malik, Managing Director, North Central London Cancer Alliance, responds to the publication of the National Cancer Plan We warmly welcome the publication of the National Cancer Plan and the ambition it sets for further improving cancer outcomes and care for all people with cancer. We are excited to respond to the priorities and ambitions in the Plan, building on

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End of year reflections from our Managing Director, Ali Malik

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

As the year draws to a close, it feels like a natural moment to pause and reflect on what we’ve experienced together across the North Central London Cancer Alliance in 2025. This has been another demanding year for the NHS, marked by change, pressure and uncertainty. In that context, what stands out most to me

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New videos support patients before and after cancer care in North Central London

Bowel cancer campaign launches as NHS marks 20 years of bowel cancer screening

London Cancer Alliances shine a light on oesophageal cancer as cases rise and late diagnosis remains a major concern

Response to the National Cancer Plan

End of year reflections from our Managing Director, Ali Malik

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