Cancer
Cancer Research UK – Coronavirus Information
Cancer research UK has put together a page with lots of information to help patients with Cancer handle the Coronavirus pandemic.
Website
Cancer Research UK – Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Bowel cancer screening
Bowel cancer screening
Bowel cancer screening is a test you do at home that checks for signs of bowel cancer. It’s offered to everyone aged 54 to 74.
Website
www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/Cancer screening
Screening helps find some cancers early so that they can be treated as soon as possible. It can also find changes in some cells before they become cancerous.
Website
www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/screening
Breast cancer screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Why is breast screening offered?
Anyone can get breast cancer. This includes women, men, trans and non-binary people.
It’s the most common type of cancer in the UK.
The chance of getting breast cancer increases as you get older. Most breast cancers are diagnosed in women over 50 years old.
Regular breast screening is one of the best ways to spot a cancer that is too small to feel or see.
Breast screening saves around 1,300 lives each year in the UK.
Finding cancer early can make it:
– More likely that treatment will be successful
– Less likely you’ll need to have a breast removed (mastectomy
– More likely you’ll be cured
– You can have breast screening whatever size or shape your breasts are.