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NEXT MEETING

NEXT BCSG MEETING:                  Wednesday 1 February 2012

 

Speaker Dr Mawji, a GP from the Woodcote Practice in Purley.

He will be speaking on the difficulties GPs face in recognising possible bowel cancers, how they distinguish between this and other ailments, the criteria they use when referring a patient to a specialist, what symptoms ring alarm bells, and what current guidelines are.

South East Cancer Help Centre, 2 Purley Road (Tesco) Purley CR8 2HA
 

BARN DANCE in aid of S.E.C.H.C.

Saturday 25th February, 7.30pm

St. John the Baptist Church Hall, Dale Rd. Purley.

Tickets are £12 each, which includes a fish & chip supper.

Phone Sue Berry on 01737 553134 for tickets.

FUTURE MEETINGS
2011 Subject Speaker Confirmed
6th July European Colorectal Cancer Patient Conference - The Power of the Patient Voice - Barcelona John Amos Yes
3rd August Open Evening No speaker -
7th September      
5th October AGM    
2nd November      
7th December Christmas Dinner None  

PAST MEETINGS

(PRESENTATIONS are in two formats pdf = public document file and ppt= powerpoint slides)
Date Subject Speaker Organisation Presentation
1st June The New Information Prescription Service Debbie Hodges (Macmillan Information Prescriptions Facilitator to the National Cancer Action Team)  
4th May Bowel Cancer and Radiotherapy Dr Stanley Yu The Royal Marsden Hospital pdf
6th April Bowel Cancer UK Post Treatment Support and Services Clara MacKay Director of Services Bowel Cancer UK  
2nd March Screening Sue Potts Specialist Screening Practitioner, St Georges Hospital ppt
2nd Feb 2011 Managing the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Corectal Cancer Dr Ian Chau Royal Marsden NHS Trust  
9th Oct 2010 Visualisation and Relaxation Day Sara Makone Macmillan  
3rd Nov2010 The History of the South East Cancer Help Centre John Manley Yes  
1st Dec 2010 Joint meeting with South East Cancer Help Centre Mr Swift, Bowel Cancer Consultant, Croydon University Hospital Yes  
6th Oct 2010 Spotting Cancer & AGM Nirmala De Silva - committee member (National Awareness & Early Diagnosis Initiative - NAEDI)  
1st Sep 2010 Enjoying your food again:diet after stoma reversal Barbara Engel - Dietician Central Surrey Health, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust pdf
ppt
7th July 2010 Colorectal cancer update with two presentations(update and anal sphincter exercises) Sheena Woodward - Colorectal Nurse Specialist Epsom & St. Helier Hospital NHS Trust

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2nd June 2010 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - an update Tony Hazeldine - Councillor of the Trust Membership Council The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust no
7th April 2010 Managing Cancer - the importance of clinical research Catherine Montgomery - Lead Research Nurse St. Bartholomew's Hospital pdf

Past Speakers have included:

Sarah Toule  

Nutritionalist

Dr. Brian O'Neill

Senior Registrar Radiotherapy Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Mr. Swift 

  Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Mayday University Hospital

Bridget Kalber 

Colorectal Nurse specialist St. Georges Hospital

Ian Beaumont

Director of Press, Public Relations and Public Affairs Bowel Cancer u.k.

June Allen

MacMillan Lead Cancer Nurse

WHERE TO FIND US

 

BOWEL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Patients, carers, friends and families are invited to meetings on the

 

First Wednesday of every month

7.00pm - 9.00pm

at South East Cancer Help Centre in Tesco's Building, Purley,

********** Info on 0208 668 0974 **********

 

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PHOTO GALLERIES OF GROUP ACTIVITIES

Link to Photo gallery of coffee morning and trip to Millenium Wheel.