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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…

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…

Cancer can bring about many different emotions, affecting not only the individual diagnosed but also their friends, families, and carers. These emotions may change over time, and having access to…

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…

Have you recently recieved a cancer diagnosis within the last three years that has impacted your emotional wellbeing? The Peninsula Cancer Alliance in collaboration with The Cove Cancer Support Centre…

Have you recently recieved cancer drug treatment at one of our hospitals in Devon and Cornwall ? If so we would like to hear your expereinces at a focus group…

Please join us for the 2025 Exeter Dermoscopy Course ! Closing date for registration is 1st March 2025. Email peninsula.ca@nhs.net  for further details or view the flyer here .

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…

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…

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…