Posts by Domonique Curaba
Dr Joe Mays on BBC Spotlight – Lung Cancer Awareness
Joe featured on BBC spotlight yesterday to talk about the importance of going to your GP with symptoms of lung cancer. The pandemic has had a big affect on patients…
Read MoreCancer Awareness Campaigns in September 2021
This September is going to be a busy month! We have three big cancer awareness campaigns running throughout, please follow the links below to see how you can get more…
Read MoreEducational Resources Launched to Improve Quality of Personalised Care and Support Planning
Macmillan have launched their “What Matters to Me” e-learning module, which is aimed at health and social care professionals working with people with cancer. The e-learning outlines why “What Matters…
Read More‘Covid-Friendly’ Cancer Care At Home Extended For More Patients
Thousands of people with cancer can benefit from ‘Covid friendly’ treatments from home, the NHS announced today. More than 30 different drugs are available to treat patients, offering benefits such…
Read MoreNHS Rolls Out Capsule Cameras to Test for Cancer in South West
Miniature cameras which patients can swallow to get checked for cancer are being trialled across the South West NHS. The imaging technology, in a capsule no bigger than a pill,…
Read MoreOur North Devon Breast Care Nurses – Winners of a BJN award!
Huge Congratulations to Karen, Claire, Amy and Abby from the Breast Care Nursing team at North Devon for winning Oncology nurse of the year at the BJN awards. Since Feb…
Read MoreJoin Us for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian cancer UK survival rates are among the worst in Europe. Three-quarters of those diagnosed are done so a after the cancer has spread, making treatment more difficult. This is…
Read More‘Help Us, Help You’ Lung Cancer Campaign
Today, NHS England and NHS Improvement, together with Public Health England, are launching the ‘Help Us, Help You’ lung cancer campaign to encourage people with a cough lasting three weeks…
Read MoreNHS Cancer Programme-Quarterly Report-With Some Familiar Faces!
The NHS Cancer Programme launched its quarter 3 report last week. The report summarises key milestones from April 2020 up to the end of December, and it provides an update…
Read MoreSimple Test Can Detect Early Signs of Bowel Cancer
A bowel cancer home test that costs just £4 could save thousands of lives. The kit is already sent out to people over 60 every two years, but scientists say…
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