Community liver health checks are being offered to communities in Lancashire and South Cumbria as part of a pilot to catch more cancers earlier and save lives.

Cameras that people can swallow to check for bowel cancer are now being trialled in Lancashire as part of a national pilot.

A potentially lifesaving ‘sponge on a thread’ cancer test will be given to around 800 patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria after funding was granted to further develop the innovative procedure.

Thousands of people in Lancashire and South Cumbria who have been sent a lifesaving bowel cancer home testing kit are being encouraged to use it and return it.

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has launched a new breast pain clinic to support people in East Lancashire.

Free NHS Targeted Lung Health Checks are coming to Burnley this Autumn and drop-in events aimed at raising awareness of the programme will be held this week.

Retired teacher diagnosed with cancer despite having no symptoms after taking part in Targeted Lung Health Check

Cancer services within Lancashire and South Cumbria have been rated highly by local adults in the 2021 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.

Almost 3,000 people in Rossendale have received potentially life-saving lung health “MOTs” since a new NHS scheme was launched in May.

People living in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urged to #KnowYourSkin during Melanoma Awareness Month.