Local Cancer Patient Champions complete course
Meet the first graduates of the Local Cancer Patient Champion Course.
As part of its ‘Cancer does not discriminate’ campaign, the National Cancer Action Team is training local cancer patient champions in cancer awareness. The first set of local champion recruits attended a two day course in London.
The course included the reasons for cancer awareness and the importance of attending screening; basic knowledge of the signs and symptoms of ‘common cancers’ and those cancers that particularly affect their community; skills to go and share this knowledge with their community; a set of resources to signpost people to further information.
The champions will now deliver awareness sessions in their own local communities to promote cancer awareness, encourage screening take up and generally get people in their local community to talk about cancer.
Paula Lloyd Knight, Associate Director NCAT , said 'It has been a pleasure and an honour training the local cancer patient champions, they were all so enthusiastic and passionate about making a difference in their communities, many of them already have events planned. Having local champions who are part of faith communities is a great way to deliver the 'cancer does not discriminate' message, I'm sure they will all go on to make an impact in their respective communities'
The next group of champions will begin their two day course in October.