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

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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A female nurse in a white tunic guides a woman, with her naked back facing us, towards the x-ray machine for breast cancer screening.

Improving breast screening uptake in North Central London

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting a healthcare professional from Barnet who has had great success in improving breast screening uptake in North Central London. As part of North Central London Cancer Alliance’s work to improve breast screening participation, the Did Not Attend (DNA) project was launched, aimed at tackling the reasons why people

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NHS launches first-ever breast screening campaign to help detect thousands of cancers earlier

The NHS in England has today launched its first-ever awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of screening and encourage more women to make the most of regular mammograms, as figures show more than four in ten (46.3%) invited for the first time don’t act on their invitation. The campaign – supported by leading charity Breast

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Laura Adlington (left) and Dr Nighat Arif stand together holding a banner between them. It says Cervical Cancer Prevention Week and includes the NHS logo.

TV doctor urges women to attend cervical screening, as nearly 1 in 3 are still ignoring their invite

BBC Breakfast’s Dr Nighat Arif is fronting a new cervical screening campaign to encourage younger Londoners to attend an NHS cervical screening appointment when invited. Cervical screening is offered to women and all people with a cervix, between the ages of 25 to 64, and helps prevent cervical cancer by checking for a virus known

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