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Challenging times on the Young Person's Unit

May 2022

At the start of the pandemic many of the young patients were sent home if they were well enough or moved to their local hospital or to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

We caught up with Senior Youth Support Co-ordinator Frenchesca James who works with young patients to hear how the ongoing pandemic has impacted the Young Person's Unit on Ward T12 at University College Hospital.

May 2022

The Lungs for Living team continues to lead ground-breaking research into early lung cancer and the Summit Study, which aims to detect lung cancer early and to develop a new blood test for the early detection of multiple cancer types, is well underway.

Our team at University College London are currently collaborating with a team from Imperial College London and they are excited to be working with a wide range of academics.

May 2022

The Summit Study has revealed that early CT scans catch 70% of lung cancers at an early stage.

This evidence could change the future detection and treatment of lung cancer. Although the UK currently offers screening for breast cancer, bowel and cervical cancer, there is no screening for lung cancer, the deadliest cancer of all.

We need your help to change this.

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News from Lungs for Living

News from Lungs for Living

Challenging times on the Young Person's Unit

May 2022