COLON CANCER CONCERN - WHO
ARE WE?
Colon Cancer Concern (CCC) is the UK’s
leading charity dedicated to reducing deaths from bowel
cancer.
Colon Cancer Concern
relies entirely on voluntary funding to support its important
work. If you would like to help
raise desperately needed funds, please contact CCC fundraising
on 020 7381 9711 or email terry@coloncancer.org.uk.
They aim
to improve the quality of life of those affected by the
disease through information, education, awareness
and campaigning :
- providing authoritative information, support and advice
- providing
education programmes for healthcare professionals
- increasing
awareness and understanding of the symptoms and prevention
of bowel cancer
- campaigning for improved choice and availability
of treatmens and access to the best care
THE CCC INFOLINE: 08708 50 60 50
The CCC Infoline is a confidential telephone
information service giving advice on all aspects of bowel
cancer – available
not only to members of the public and patients but to nurses
and health professionals too.
Run by colorectoral, oncology and stoma care specialist
nurses, the Infoline offers advice on all issues including
prevention, symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment options.
CCC’s BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN 2004
CCC is currently running the most comprehensive
Awareness Campaign in the history of the charity and the
disease – a
groundbreaking year-long National Lottery funded initiative
which aims to reach 17 million people in the UK.
The campaign
focuses on public awareness targeting: GP waiting rooms,
pubs, city and county councils and people at
their place of work.
The charity’s hardhitting Sh*t Scared?
Pub Campaign is being launched on 13 September
2004. It
targets men and
women of all ages and aims to reach drinkers at 30,000 public
houses across the UK - using posters, beer mats and media
activity to raise awareness of the disease.
A CCC Press Release: AUGUST 2004
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