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Cancer Alliance records highest ever level of cancers diagnosed at an early stage
14 January 2025
Latest data shows 60.8% of cancers diagnosed across the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance footprint were identified at stage 1 and 2 and higher than the early diagnosis rate for England
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NHS England launches next phase of its ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign
6 January 2025
The campaign will encourage people to contact their GP practice if they experience signs of cancer, including abdominal and urological symptoms, for three weeks or more.
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Cancer Alliance launches first HPV toolkit to improve uptake rates
6 January 2025
To mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance has launched a toolkit for General Practice to improve opportunistic uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
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Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance celebrates a win at the HSJ Awards 2024
25 November 2024
The supportive and assistive learning arm of the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) programme wins Workforce Innovation of the Year at the HSJ Awards 2024
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Targeted Lung Health Check - one patient's experience
5 November 2024
Read why Ginnie Walker from Sussex is determined not to smoke again after being diagnosed with early stage lung cancer through the Targeted Lung Health Check programme.
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Campaign to increase referral of eligible patients for regular pancreatic cancer monitoring
4 November 2024
Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance supports Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month this November by encouraging the referral of patients with an inherited risk of the disease to EUROPAC.
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Virtual Family History Clinic is finalist in the HSJ Awards
27 August 2024
The SSCA is proud to announce the new service, launched in collaboration with other NHS partners, is a finalist in the Digitising Patient Care category.
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NHS partners with Asda to put mouth cancer awareness messaging on products
29 July 2024
The NHS and Asda have teamed up to provide awareness advice on own-brand oral hygiene products encouraging people to contact their GP or dentist if they notice any potential symptoms of mouth cancer.
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NHS launches tool to improve bowel cancer screening for people with sight loss
13 May 2024
An adapted test kit will make bowel screening more accessible
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NHS England launches genetic testing programme for people with Jewish ancestry
2 February 2024
A simple saliva test will be offered to diagnose for BRCA gene mutations to identify cancer risk early