This section includes our latest news and updates. We are able to provide quotes, spokespeople or patient case studies where appropriate to the media. Members of the media can submit enquiries through our contact section.
We also have social media accounts, our Facebook account is @eoecanceralliance and Twitter account @EOE_cancer, these can be accessed at the foot of this page. A new Instagram account has also been created for the Alliances @eoe_cancer. (For reference, the regional Twitter account for the NHS can be found @NHSEastEngland).
If you work in cancer care in the region and have content to contribute or highlight via our social media feed then let us know, similarly we are always keen to showcase the work of our partners and stakeholders via updates and news posts and can be contacted at england.eoecancerallianceteam@nhs.net.
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Featured news item: Screening Programme Identifies Seven Hundred Lung Cancers Earlier in the East of England
Published on: 27 May 2026Over seven hundred people (727) in the East of England region have had an earlier diagnosis of lung cancer thanks to the lung cancer screening programme, with the majority of cases…
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NHS urges people in their 50s to return bowel screening kits as 100 cancers found a week
Published on: 11 July 2026The NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as new figures show this age group is less likely to take part.
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NHS to offer new immunotherapy for hundreds of women with aggressive cervical cancer
Published on: 25 June 2026Hundreds of women with aggressive cervical cancer are to be offered a new immunotherapy on the NHS, which could help more women survive and stay cancer-free in the long-term.
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NHS to offer ‘multi-beam’ precision radiotherapy to thousands with prostate cancer
Published on: 10 June 2026Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy on the NHS to target the disease more effectively, helping reduce side-effects and…