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Here is the Good News!
There is now a blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer, and it is vitally important that people of all ethnic groups volunteer for the trial so that the NHS can decide if the test could work well for everyone.
Here is a Central TV News report about it. ITV Central News East
Here is the Not so Good News!
Unfortunately, for various reasons the Black Caribbean and Asian Communities have a very low number of participants in the trial. This is not good news!
Did you know that Friday 4 February was World Cancer Day and that cancers of the digestive system are increasing in our communities? Join us for our second Food, Nutrition and Cancer event on Saturday 12 February, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM for accurate and up to date information, from cancer patients and experts. This event will be hosted by our patron, Carol Hinds, and streamed live on YouTube.
Click on YouTube image to join!
Sponsored by
Black Liberation Movement UK Limited
In February 2018, BME Cancer Communities and Can-Survive UK were commissioned by Genomics England (GE) to work in partnership to authentically gather information about Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) viewpoints regarding the 100,000 Genomes Project by: organising and delivering 9 BME focus groups;
The "Cancer does not discriminate", campaign arrived in Nottingham on the 19th September. The campaign was developed by the National Cancer Action Team, in recognition of:
- Low levels of cancer awareness amongst people of BME origin;
- Lower levels of cancer screening up-take by people of BME origin; and
- Higher cancer incidence levels of liver cancer (African and African Caribbean men and women), cervical cancer (Asian women over 65), stomach cancer (African and African Caribbean men and women), prostate cancer (African and African Caribbean men) and mouth cancers (Asian women)
The campaign was supported locally by BME Cancer Communities and the Muslim Directory. The Aims of the campaign were to: