Residents in Burngreave have an above average chance of dying from cancer.
The reasons for this include people not being aware of symptoms, not telling their doctor about symptoms and not going for screening. The longer cancer is left untreated, the less likely it can be successfully treated.
Breast cancer is a particular issue which Breast Cancer Care is trying to tackle. They have reviewed evidence of how inequalities in society affect breast cancer suffers and their findings include:
Black and Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK have poorer survival rates compared to white women.
The All Breast Cancer Report 2009 showed that when black patients were diagnosed with breast cancers, they had a worse prognosis than those in other ethnic groups: their breast tumours were significantly larger and of higher grade.
There is a clear deprivation gap in terms of survival, with breast cancer patients in the most deprived groups having significantly lower relative survival rates.
People from more deprived groups tend to be diagnosed with more advanced disease. This may indicate late presentation to a doctor with breast cancer symptoms.
There is evidence from both national and regional studies that breast screening uptake tends to be lower among more deprived groups.
Breast Cancer Care are running a training session for those working or volunteering in the community, and are keen to see people working in Burngreave taking up the opportunity. The course is designed to update your knowledge on breast awareness and enable you to talk to patients/clients about how to be breast aware and discuss breast cancer risk. The training is interactive and will provide you with training resources that you can then use.
Train the Trainer Breast Health Promotion
An opportunity to take part in a training course delivered by a leading breast cancer charity.
This FREE two day training course is designed to give confidence in delivering the breast awareness message to groups and individuals. Topics include attitudes towards breasts, how to be breast aware, unusual signs and symptoms, breast cancer risk and breast screening.
The course run on the on 9th & 10th February 2012 and will be held at Breast Cancer Care, Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EX (city centre office near the Cathedral).
Tailored courses are also available upon request.
For more information, or to book a place, contact us at bhp@breastcancercare.org.uk or on 0845 092 0809