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Cancer awareness
Cancer – Early diagnosis saves lives
Have you had your Cancer Care Review?
After a cancer diagnosis, people may have lots of appointments and support from their hospital team.
Your GP surgery also offers Cancer Care Reviews that take place 3 and 12 months after diagnosis.
You can invite a carer, family member or friend to be part of that conversation.
The appointment can be in person, over the telephone, or digitally: more info here: Personalised care/ Macmillan Cancer Support
If you haven’t had your review, contact your GP practice to make an appointment.
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One in two people in the UK will be told that they have cancer sometime in their lives. However, more people are surviving cancer than ever before.
The key to this is finding it early.
Understanding the signs and symptoms, and what lifestyle or genetic factors increase your risk of developing cancer are key. Combined with knowing your own body and when something doesn’t feel right, means you can be alert to any changes that you should seek advice about.
The Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA) is the NHS organisation in our area responsible for ensuring the NHS Long Term Plan for cancer is carried out in local GP surgeries and hospitals. This plan aims to save thousands of lives each year by improving how we prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Find out more in the TVCA link below.
Thames Valley Cancer Alliance
Cancer screening, signs and risks
NHS Cancer information
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