Cancer research UK is bringing its Cancer Awareness Roadshow to Eccles town centre this week to provide information on how to reduce the risk of cancer.
More than four people are diagnosed with cancer every hour in the North West.
The Roadshow aims to raise awareness of how people can reduce their risk of cancer and spot signs and symptoms at an early stage, as well as providing support to help people make positive changes to their lifestyle.
Since launching in 2006, in partnership with pop-star Rowan Keating’s Marie Keating Foundation, the Roadshow has seen over 400,000 visitors in over 200 cities and towns across the UK.
Visitors can have a private conversation with a nurse, take a BMI test to find out whether their weight is within a healthy range, and pick up useful health information to take away. They can also have a smokerlyzer test.
The Cancer Awareness Roadshow is on Church Street, Eccles, today (Tuesday 28), tomorrow (Wednesday 29) and Thursday 30 July opening between 10am and 4pm.
Jessica Campbell, Senior Cancer Awareness Nurse at Cancer Research UK who runs the North West roadshow, said: “We hope to talk to members of the public in the area – men and women, young and old – about how cancer can be prevented and spotted early.
“We offer visitors the opportunity to have a private conversation with our nurses and also invite local health workers onto the unit to inform people of health services in their area.”
Staff will also be talking to people about:
Knowing your body – by getting to know your body and what’s normal for you it will be easier to spot any unusual or persistent changes. A change won’t usually turn out to be cancer, but if it is something serious then finding it early could make all the difference.
Living a healthy life – being smoke free, drinking less alcohol, eating healthily, watching your weight, being active and being SunSmart can all help to lower the risk of cancer.
