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Invitation to FREE Cancer and Well-being Event, March 26th 2012

On February 23, 2012 · 1 Comment

The K&C LINk Cancer Sub-group in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support is delighted to invite you to our Cancer Well-being Event

Date: March 26th 2012

From: 3 – 7pm

Venue: Small Hall, Kensington Town Hall, W8 7NX

If you would like to learn more about cancer come along and visit stalls, listen [...]

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Patient and carer engagement in the London Cancer Alliance

On February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

 

The London Cancer Alliance has released a draft communication and engagement strategy – to view click here   This document will outline how they intend to engage with key stakeholders, such as GPs, patients and carers.

If you have any comments on this document, can you please forward them to K&C LINk [...]

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Passport for Health

On August 10, 2011 · 3 Comments

By Verite

Medics have been talking for ages about everyone having their own medical passport.

And up until now, that’s all it was – talk.

Until now, you can get a neat little document, just slightly thicker than a basic UK passport, but with an incredible amount of information that holders can in-put into the [...]

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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Patient Experience Feedback Group

On August 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Invitation to be a member of the Patient Experience Feedback Group

Chaired by the Chief Nurse, members of the group include Governors and Matrons at the Trust who review the plans for and results from feedback from patients through the frequent feedback surveys and other means.

K&C LINk would like to have a local resident [...]

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Bowel Cancer – It’s as easy as 1,2,3

On December 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

 

Bowel cancer is the UK’s 2nd biggest cancer killer. But if detected early, it can be cured.

The K&C LINk Cancer Sub-group recently had a very useful presentation from Angela, the West London Cancer Screening Specialist.  We were struck by the importance of her message and wanted to let all our [...]

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What can you do to help fight cancer?

On October 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

What can you do to help fight cancer?

Become a Cancer Screening Ambassador!

 

Did you know local screening services have the second lowest uptake of any provider in the country?  Kensington and Chelsea Local Involvement Network (K&C LINk) in partnership with our friends in Hammersmith & Fulham LINk (H&F LINk) [...]

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Top eight cancer signs pinpointed

On August 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer have been highlighted by researchers.

The Keele University team also points to the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia.

The other symptoms are: rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lump or mass, difficulty swallowing, [...]

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Cancer Care in Kensington and Chelsea

On May 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

We are fortunate to live in the centre of London, where we have access to some of the most up-to-date treatment for cancer.  In the past few years cancer treatment has advanced rapidly, and oncologists have the diagnostic tools and drugs available that are were unknown even ten years ago.

But this does not mean [...]

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HELPFUL APPS

On April 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Cancer patients are becoming increasingly sophisticated using modern technology.  Latest idea to get information is APPS – Applications.  These are programmes you can access if you have the latest all-singing-all-dancing iPhone.  If you haven’t don’t bother to read on – it will confuse you!

As a member of LINk’s Cancer group, I am always looking for information to [...]

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