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A Bolton manufacturing company director is urging everyone who gets invited to NHS lung cancer screening to make sure they attend – after he nearly missed his appointment which went on to show he had lung cancer. Ken Roberts is now doing well after his surgery. Ken Roberts, 73, from Ladybridge, Bolton, was invited for a free lung health check when the mobile unit was parked at Morrisons in Bolton, earlier this year. The granddad-of-five had no symptoms so initially thought he wouldn’t go, but luckily he changed his mind and went for the appointment. Now [...]

Gill Kohler, 62, from Standish, Wigan, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer two years ago after her niece noticed how much over-the-counter indigestion medicine she was relying on. Now she is supporting a new Heartburn Health Roadshow, which will be in Greater Manchester in October, to help others spot potential symptoms of oesophageal cancer – also known as cancer of the foodpipe – sooner. A former primary school teacher from Greater Manchester is urging people not to ignore the signs of persistent heartburn as she backs a new awareness campaign coming to Greater Manchester this autumn. [...]

To mark National Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day 2024 (Monday 14 October 2024), Nicola Williams shares how she became a paediatric dietician working at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. How did you become a paediatric dietician? Initially I went to university to do Biological Sciences in Sheffield inspired by my favourite A level subject of biology. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be at the time other than likely to do something with children and vaguely medical. During my course I chose to do a module in nutrition and only then learnt dietitians existed! I thought this [...]

The latest series of the Greater Manchester Cancer podcast, a series of six episodes looking in detail at personalised care, is now CPD accredited. Personalised care is fundamental to delivering better quality care that is meaningful to the individual and supports their health and wellbeing. This empowers people to manage their care and the impact of their cancer. Covering Holistic Needs Assessments, Personalised Stratified Follow up, Treatment Summaries, Gemonics, Cancer Care Reviews and social prescribing, each episode sees the experts delivering this work -  including patients who have been closely involved in co-production throughout – discuss what’s involved. Freya Driver, Personalised [...]

David Jones-Stanley is a 49-year-old operations director who lives in Wigan. He has been with his husband James for 28 years and the pair have 3 boys – aged 19, 13 and 11. David, who volunteers as a patient representative for the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance was diagnosed with stage 3 food pipe (oesophageal) cancer in October 2021. He didn’t have a lot of the traditional symptoms like heartburn or acid reflux but knew something was wrong when he went to get some ham from the fridge and couldn’t swallow it. He went to his local hospital for an endoscopy [...]

Neville, from Stockport, is urging people to stay safe in the sun and protect themselves from skin cancer. Neville, from Stockport, was diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, in September last year, and is urging people to stay safe in the sun and protect themselves from skin cancer. Grandfather-of-four Neville Jennings was a self-confessed sun worshipper before a shocking skin cancer diagnosis. Neville, from Stockport, was diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, in September last year, and is urging people to stay safe in the sun and protect themselves from skin [...]