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 rolls out life-extending drug for hundreds of women with ovarian cancer
Published on: 4 June 2026Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years.
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Supermarket scans spotting thousands of cancers
Published on: 25 May 2026Thousands of people in England have had lung cancer caught early thanks to NHS scanning trucks in supermarket car parks, sports stadiums and busy high streets.
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NHS detects tens of thousands of bowel cancers thanks to screening programme
Published on: 20 April 2026Millions more people are now benefiting from lifesaving bowel screening compared to a decade ago, as the NHS urges even more people to get tested.