With autumn on the horizon, we have lots of exciting things in store at Answer Cancer. I hope this September update gives you some ideas for things to do and think about while watching the changing seasons. Enjoy the links, news and information.
Newsletter Highlights
- Book onto our range of training sessions up until Christmas 2024.
- Invitation
- October is Black History month
- Who has signed up to Bee Seen, get Screened?
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- I’ve been screened
- Bolton Cancer Voices
- Engagement Team activity
Upcoming Training & Events
Free training sessions from Answer Cancer, the Greater Manchester Cancer Screening Engagement Programme! Different dates and times are available to suit you. We are now offering training through a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions, so please make note when signing up!
You need to register in advance to attend the sessions, but you can join as many sessions as you like. For a list of courses and register, please click here.
Courses provided by other organisations
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Talk Cancer CoursesThe 2024 dates for Cancer Research UK Talk Cancer and Train the Delivered by nurse trainers, these online, interactive workshops give • How to reduce the risk of cancer If you promote health and wellbeing in your community, the Talk Cancer |
Our Champions Appreciation event 2024
October is Black History Month
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. However only 20% of black men are aware that they are almost twice as likely to develop prostate cancer. Can you share this with your community during October for Black History Month?
Stockport County Community Trust have signed the Bee Seen, Get Screened pledge
Stockport County Football Club has signed up to Answer Cancer’s ‘Bee Seen, Get Screened’ pledge which will allow their 140 staff members to take time off work to attend cancer screening appointments. It will also encourage them to talk frankly and freely about cancer in the workplace.
Ellie O’Connor, Stockport County’s Head of People, commented:
“The ‘Bee Seen, Get Screened’ campaign is such a valuable initiative. Not only will it enable us to share information and raise awareness, it will also help to reduce barriers and ease the process for any employees who need to get themselves screened.”
If you would like your employer to sign the pledge just contact Jacqui for more details or ask them to sign up using the button below.
Sign the pledge
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is a busy month with Breast Cancer Awareness at the top of our agenda.
We will be sharing campaign messages across all our social media platforms throughout the month. Please do like and share so that we can reach as many people as possible.
If you are an organisation or workplace wanting to put on an event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month contact our Engagement Team ASAP as they are getting booked up already.
I’ve Been Screened
Here at Answer Cancer, we are always keen to hear when people have attended their cancer screening appointments so we have decided to make some graphics that individuals and organisations can use to create photo opportunities with people who have attended. You can put these on your notice board so that people can take a selfie, take pictures of individuals or groups yourselves and use them at events and activities. Why not share the images with others across your social media platforms.
We would really love to put these photos up on our website and social media and share them with our funders so that they can see that the work we are all doing is getting people to their screening appointments. Please do also email them to info@answercancergm.org.uk so that we can share them. If you are photographing others, make sure you get their permission.
The graphics are available to download now from our website.
Download graphics here
Bolton Cancer Voices
This friendly, fun and inspirational group are doing a great job of supporting people by bringing them together to sing. If you have ever considered joining a choir, now is a great time to do it. You can contact Karen at Bolton Cancer Voices using the button below.
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Engagement Events
The Answer Cancer Engagement Team have had a very busy summer out and about at events raising awareness of cancer and cancer screening and meeting lovely people, and cows! along the way..
If you would like one of our Answer Cancer Engagement Team to attend your event just click the button below to send them an email.
Contact the Engagement Team
If you have any questions or queries please contact us using the link below.
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Engage with Voluntary Sector North West
As one of the four partners in Answer Cancer, Voluntary Sector North West supports the sector “to positively shape the future of the North West”.
If you are a VCFSE organisation interested in engaging with Voluntary Sector North West, we invite you to connect with us. You can join free of charge as either a full member or an associate member, or simply subscribe to our e-bulletin to receive the latest updates and insights about the sector. If you are interested in joining as a member, or would like to join our conference on the 14th November, just follow the links.