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Resources

Resources and collateral that can be used by health and care professionals to facilitate discussions around cancer screening or cancers which include books, films, leaflets and CDs.

Resources

  • Beyond Words – picture stories on cancer screening

    Organisation: Public Health England/Beyond Words
    Type: Easy read books on bowel, breast and cervical cancer screening
    Date published: May 2021
    Description: Beyond Words' wordless picture stories about bowel cancer screening, breast screening and cervical screening.

  • Cancer Red Flag Symptoms

    Organisation: People First Merseyside
    Type: Poster
    Date published: Unknown
    Description: Easy read poster explaining the signs and symptoms of cancer.

  • Increasing the uptake of Annual Health Checks for people with a learning disability: videos for professionals

    Organisation: NHS England
    Type: Films
    Date published: Oct 2021
    Description: Various films for healthcare professionals working in primary care to increase knowledge of annual health checks which can help pick up the first signs of cancers, or include a discussion on screening.

  • Information for People invited for screening

    Organisation: Public Health England
    Type: Films and resources
    Date published: March 2021
    Description: "Public Health England (PHE) produces information on behalf of the NHS to allow people to make informed choices about screening tests offered to them. (March 2021) This includes: invitations easy guides, using pictures and simple language information for trans and non-binary people"

  • Resources about cancer for people with learning disabilities

    Organisation: Cancer Research UK
    Type: Books, leaflets, CDs
    Date published: Regularly updated
    Description: Series of Beyond Words books, leaflets, CDs about: having cancers, checking for cancer, going to see your doctor, going to the hospital, when someone you love died, which could help clinicians in face to face settings.

  • Signs of Cancer

    Organisation: NHS/Mencap
    Type: Poster
    Date published: Feb 2021
    Description: Easy read spot the signs of cancer poster

  • Stop Smoking

    Organisation: Macmillan Support
    Type: Easy Read guide
    Date published: August 2009
    Description: An easy read booklet about stopping smoking

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