Cancer in the Community – full programme

A four part series, complete in full or as stand alone modules. To increase knowledge for community-based workers on the key aspects of cancer and its treatment. To improve knowledge to support clients before, during and after cancer is diagnosed.
Modules:
1. Cancer Prevention and Screening
2. Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
3. Cancer Treatments
4. Living With and Beyond Cancer

• Target Audience: Community based workers
• Level: Essential
• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Time to Complete: Allow up to an hour per module
• Link: elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Introduction to Cancer and its Treatments

This essential level course will introduce you to what cancer is, including routes to diagnosis, risk factors and common signs and symptoms. You will also explore the main treatments for cancer and what happens after treatment ends. This course contains 8 modules:
1.Getting started
2.The impact of cancer
3. What is cancer
4. Prevention and early detection
5. Cancer pathways and routes to diagnosis
6. Treatment of cancer
7. After treatment
8. Summary

• Target Audience: All
• Level: Essential
• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 3 hours
• Link: LearnZone – Learning from Macmillan Cancer Support

The Changing Story of Cancer

An introduction to cancer and to support professionals in feeling confident when talking to patients about cancer as a long-term condition. Topics include:
1. High level facts and figures about cancer
2. How outcomes for people diagnosed with cancer have improved
3. Why cancer can be considered a long-term condition
4. Where to access further training, if required

• Target Audience: All
• Level: Essential
• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Time to Complete: 30 minutes
• Link: The Changing Story of Cancer – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Talk Cancer: Cancer awareness training (various)

The Talk Cancer training will help you to:
– Understand the key messages around cancer awareness
– Talk to people about how they could reduce their risk of getting cancer
– Help people to understand the importance of spotting cancer early and the screening programmes available
– Appreciate and address the fears and barriers faced by people when talking about cancer
– Have effective, supportive conversations about cancer and health
– Understand the impact health inequalities can have on cancer outcomes
– Encourage people to take positive action for their health, use local services and see their doctor with any concerns

Target Audience: Anyone working or volunteering in communities

Level: Essential

Type of Learning: Online workshop or e-learning

Provider: Cancer Research UK

Link: Cancer awareness training programme, Talk Cancer | Cancer Research UK

Cancer types A to Z – Macmillan Cancer Support
Information about 127 different types of Cancer

Cancer Information Videos – Cancer Matters Wessex
Videos on a variety of cancer related subjects as well as a comprehensive cancer information library

Maggie’s – everyone’s home of cancer care
Maggie’s is a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online

Awareness and Prevention – Cancer Research UK
Supporting you to raise awareness of cancer within your community through our awareness and prevention tools and resources. Access support and training to help you talk confidently about cancer, see the different ways we are working to raise awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer and discover information to help you have informed discussions with your patients

Health professionals – World Cancer Research Fund
Maggie’s is a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online