Let’s Talk About Cancer

The East of England Cancer Alliance Patient Partnership Group invites you to join our free online events exploring diverse aspects of cancer treatment, diagnosis, support and care. All the topics for our Let's Talk About Cancer sessions are chosen by our patient partners. 

The Patient Partnership Group is made up of people who have experienced cancer themselves or have cared for someone affected by cancer. Through a series of talks and information sessions, the group aims to raise awareness, share knowledge and provide opportunities for people to ask questions of expert speakers and those with lived experience.

Our last event took place in July and was on the topic of Genomics - how the NHS uses DNA to support cancer treatment and diagnosis. You can listen to the recording of that event by scrolling through the list below.

Cancer is driven by changes in the genome. These changes, known as mutations, can cause cells to grow and divide uncontrollably. Thanks to rapid advances in cancer genomics, healthcare professionals are now able to better understand cancers, personalise treatments and improve outcomes for patients.

 

If you would like to watch the recordings of our previous Let’s Talk About Cancer sessions click on the links here. 

Let's talk About cancer - the common signs and symptoms

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Let's Talk About Cancer Screening and why it is important 30 Jan 2024 Meeting Recording

Let's talk about Cancer Living with and beyond cancer

Let's Talk About Cancer Talking to children about cancer 20240709 183407 Meeting Recording

Let’s Talk about Cancer money, work and benefits Wednesday 23 October 6 30 7 30pm 20241023 18

Let’s Talk About Cancer Side Effects of Common Cancer Treatments and Medications 4 March 2025

'Let's Take About Cancer: late effects after cancer treatment has ended'

Let's Talk About Cancer - Caring for someone with cancer

Let’s Talk About Cancer – Menopause and Cancer 9 December 2025 Meeting Recording

Let’s Talk about Cancer – The National Cancer Plan 22 April 2026

Let’s Talk about Cancer – Genomics, how we use DNA to inform cancer diagnosis and treatment options

Click below to view the slides that accompany 'Let's Talk About Cancer - Genomics'

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Click the slide below for the presentation slides that accompany 'Let's Talk About Cancer - late effects after cancer treatment has ended'. 

If you would like to view the slides that accompany the Let's Talk About Cancer - money, work and benefits information session please click on the presentation below. We apologise for the sound quality in this video, the slides do help if you are struggling to hear what is being said. 

Money, work and benefits, Macmillan presentation

If you would like to view the presentation slides that accompanied the Let's Talk about Cancer, talking to children seminar, please do so by clicking on the presentation below. 

Here are the presentation slides that Pam gave at the 'Let’s talk about cancer - screening programmes and why they are important' talk on 30th January 2024. Pam has updated the presentation slides with answers to the questions that were raised at the event, and the ones in the chat that we didn’t have time to get answered at the event.