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Celebs and lockdown heroes urge public to get cancer symptoms checked and attend routine appointments
Posted: 12th October 2020Famous faces, including TV chefs Gordon Ramsay, Nadiya Hussein, and actress Emma Thompson are backing a major new campaign urging anyone concerned about cancer to get checked and to keep routine appointments, as new research found that even now,…
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Breast screening saves lives – don’t miss your appointment
Posted: 8th October 2020Routine breast screening services are fully operational in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Local people are being assured that it is safe to attend this quick but vital appointment if invited.
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Breast screening saves lives – don’t miss your appointment
Posted: 8th October 2020Routine breast screening services are fully operational in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Local people are being assured that it is safe to attend this quick but vital appointment if invited.
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Cancer initiative in East Lancashire praised nationally
Posted: 10th September 2020The Pennine Lancashire Primary Care Cancer Team has been highly commended in this year’s HSJ Value Awards. The Cancer initiative is delivered jointly by Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group to 540,000 patients across…
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Lockdown didn’t get in the way of cancer investigations for Blackburn woman
Posted: 14th August 202056-year-old Alison Ingleby recently had concerns about a change in colour of a large area of pigmentation on her chest. As all areas of the NHS across Lancashire and South Cumbria had quickly adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic, Alison’s GP was able to…
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Cancer appointments are safe – please attend if you are asked to
Posted: 3rd August 2020Together with hospital trusts across the region, Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance is reassuring people that it is safe to attend cancer appointments during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. People who are being tested or treated for…