Posts by Domonique Curaba

Yesterday our team met with BBC Spotlight at The Royal Cornwall Show as we launched our new Prevention Skin Cancer Campaign to bring awareness to outdoor workers around the risks of skin cancer. Did you know? Outdoor workers are less likely to seek medical advice for several reasons: Work Commitments – Many outdoor jobs, like…

The Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) programme is a new service offered to those aged 55 to 74 who are at a greater risk of developing lung cancer. Following an initial conversation with a health professional, those who have a higher chance of developing lung cancer will be offered a simple scan. This can identify signs…

This year the Peninsula Cancer Alliance have been working with the Voluntary Sector Forum (Cornwall) and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (Devon) to develop a community outreach fund with a focus on receiving bids which would implement innovative engagement activities that increase awareness of signs and symptoms in cancer and increase the education and…

Bowel cancer is the UK’s fourth most common cancer but if diagnosed at the earliest stages, bowel cancer is treatable and curable. For cancer screening to be effective, it is important that uptake is high. To improve uptake in the Southwest we aim to increase awareness of Bowel Cancer Screening targeted at the eligible population.…

Scientists at the University of Exeter have found a new way of interpreting standard blood tests to help GPs spot cancer warning signs – and the test is now being integrated in an NHS trust. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH)  is the first Trust to apply a new algorithm to  routine…

Visits for prostate cancer symptoms advice on the NHS website rose by 672% following Sir Chris Hoy’s announcement about his terminal prognosis. New figures from NHS England show that in the 48 hours after the six-time Olympic champion revealed his cancer was incurable, there were 14,478 visits to the page on prostate cancer symptoms. That is…

Our annual report for 23/24 is now ready to read and can be found here. This report covers the work the alliance completed over the financial years of 2023/24 and includes projects such as Targeted Lung Health Checks, Lynch, Cytosponge and Faster Diagnosis across Breast, Lower Gastrointestinal (LGI), Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI), Prostate, Bladder, Gynae, Skin…

Over the last year the Peninsula Cancer Alliance (PCA) used the Cancer Quality of Life Survey to identify difficulty sleeping as  a quality of life priority for local intervention from the recently launched Cancer Data Dashboard. It was clear from the data that this was a symptom reported by all cancer types (25.1%). By collaborating…

The NHS and Asda are teaming up to provide vital advice on millions of toothpaste tubes and mouthwash bottles encouraging people to contact their GP or dentist if they notice any potential symptoms of mouth cancer. From this month, Asda’s own brand of oral hygiene products will now feature NHS advice in over 500 Asda…

Our new video is now ready to share which includes a very informative interview with a patient who has been on one of our lung health check vans. Over the last year local patients aged between 55 and under 75 years old, who have ever smoked, have been invited by our provider InHealth to be…