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The national Be Clear on Bowel Cancer campaign is back!
Are you clear on the signs and symptoms?
Find out more here...Are you looking for a patient support group near you where you can meet other people and share your experiences of cancer?
If so, click here to find out more...We work together to develop and improve all aspects of cancer services, from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment to supportive and specialist palliative care.
We aim to put the patient at the heart of everything we do!
Do you need to know a bit more about cancer, what it means and what to expect?
If so, we have a useful guide to the tumour groups here...We also have a number of patient information leaflets here...
Did you know that the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network organises and funds many events and training courses throughout the year?
Click here to access the events calendar and to find out more...
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2012-08-28 - Let's Be Clear on Bowel Cancer!
This week, the national 'Be Clear on Bowel Cancer' campaign is being re-launched across the UK.
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2012-05-11 - Ron's story: recognising the signs of lung cancer
Across Central Lancashire, there are on average 274 deaths each year from lung cancer and 327 new cases diagnosed.
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Cancer Awareness and Early Diagnosis
In recent years there has been significant academic and media attention focused on the poor health outcomes of England when compared to other European countries. Health outcomes for cancer can be measured in a variety of ways; however, the most common measures are survival rates. Survival rates measure the proportion of patients with a disease that are still alive after a given time period. The NHS tends to focus on 1 year and 5 year survival statistics, particularly when making international comparisons.
To put this in context, the national strategy document Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer says:
“If England was to achieve cancer survival rates at the European average, then 5,000 lives would be saved every year. If England was to achieve cancer survival rates at the European best, then 10,000 lives would be saved every year. That is our challenge.”
The differences in 1 year survival are of particular interest to us as they are used as the best available indicator of delays in getting a patient to diagnosis. These delays can be associated with either patient delays – through a lack of awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, or a reluctance to seek medical help; or primary care delays – through poor access to diagnostic services or poor referral pathways to secondary care.
Interventions: what can be done to improve survival?
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The National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) is a coordinated programme of work which aims to support local Cancer Networks and their constituent organisations in undertaking interventions aimed at:
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What is the Lancashire & South Cumbria Cancer Network doing?
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We are committed to improving early diagnosis within our area. There are currently a range of local projects focusing on the delivery of this aim:
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Click here to view the Cancer Awareness Toolkit promotional stand.
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