On Thursday, 12 September 105 people attended an event at Brixton Library organised by GP practices from the Hills, Brook and Dales Primary Care Network to raise awareness about the importance of cancer screening.
Signposting people to local cancer services
At the third of their cancer screening awareness raising event, Hills, Brooks and Dales PCN outreach team supported people who attended to speak to organisations including ovarian cancer charity Ovacome , Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Macmillan, Carers’ Hub Lambeth, Cancer Don’t Let It Win, Prostate Cancer UK and Carers4carers on topics like breast, bowel, prostate and cervical cancer screening, as well as smoking cessation and lung health.