The Peninsula Cancer Alliance; working across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is one of 19 cancer alliances across England, bringing together clinical and other senior leaders and patients.

We plan and lead locally to deliver the ambitions set out in the NHS long-term plan. Reduce variation in outcomes and improve access to high quality, evidence based interventions across whole pathways, and for the alliances whole population.

For more information visit our projects page to see the work we are doing to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in their local area. 

Latest News Around the Peninsula Cancer Alliance

Take action! We want you to recognise the signs of lung cancer.

  We are urging people to take action and recognise the signs of lung cancer following a worrying decline in people attending appointments. Latest figures have highlighted the drop in patients seeking medical help when experiencing potential symptoms of lung cancer; and fewer people are accessing treatment for the condition…

Cancer Quality of Life Survey Launches

Public Health England, NHS England and NHS Improvement are leading the way in cancer care by recognising that quality of life (QoL) outcomes are as important to patients as survival and are launching a nationwide QoL survey in September 2020. Initially they will begin surveying people who have been diagnosed…

App to Support Cancer Patients Launches in South West

The My Sunrise app has  launched in the Peninsula  to support cancer patients in the South West.  The app has been developed to support cancer patients and their families throughout their cancer journey. How can you access it? The app is free to download from the App Store or Google…