Posters will be appearing around Birmingham throughout August as part of a new campaign about the importance of early detection of bowel cancer.
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This month marks 20 years since the start of the national bowel screening programme - and it all started in the West Midlands at Rugby’s Hospital of St Cross.
Our July newsletter is now out bringing you a range of stories and opportunities from across the West Midlands.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) supported by West Midlands Cancer Alliance has launched the first community-based clinic to provide cancer treatment closer to home .
Our ambition is to work with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and NHS providers to improve the delivery of cancer services across the West Midlands to ensure patients get the highest standard of care.
6.5 million people live in the West Midlands. 600 cancer cases are diagnosed per 100,000 people every year – this is set to increase as our population ages. By 2030 there will be some 135,000 people living with and beyond cancer.
We bring together clinical and managerial leaders from different hospital trusts and other health and social care organisations across the West Midlands, to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in our local area.
These partnerships enable care to be more effectively planned across local cancer pathways to benefit people living in Birmingham and Solihull, the Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The West Midlands Cancer Alliance has a number of ways that patients and carers can get involved in helping us deliver excellent cancer services.
If you have received cancer treatment in the West Midlands region or are a carer of someone who has been affected by cancer in the West Midlands and want to help improve the delivery of services in the region, there are a number of ways you can get involved.
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600 cancer cases are diagnosed per 100,000 people every year
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