About us

Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance is the cancer team within NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

We are one of 21 Cancer Alliances across England, set up to improve services, care and outcomes for people affected by cancer.

It’s our mission to reduce variation in treatment and reduce inequalities to ensure that everyone in Lancashire and South Cumbria has access to high-quality cancer services.

To do this, we work in collaboration with organisations across our region, as well as people who have themselves been affected by cancer, to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in our local area.

Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.

Our work includes:

• Cancer prevention and early diagnosis 
• Faster diagnosis of cancer through transforming secondary care pathways
• Supporting people living with and beyond cancer
• Innovations in cancer services and treatments
• Genomics 
• Patient engagement and experience 

Overview of cancer in Lancashire and South Cumbria

We serve a population of nearly 1.8 million people and of those, nearly 70,000 people are living with cancer in Lancashire and South Cumbria. 55% of those are female (37,371) and 45% of those are male (30,732).

(Statistics have been provided by the Cancerstats website.)

The proportion of those living with cancer in Lancashire and South Cumbria:

• Greater Preston - 3.78%
• Fylde and Wyre - 4.7%
• West Lancashire - 4%
• Morecambe Bay - 3.8%
• East Lancashire - 3.3%