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End Date Oct 2024

The Big Breast Cancer Survey

Help guide Brest Cancer Now in understanding the biggest challenges and most important issues for people affected by breast cancer by participating in their survey.

End Date Oct 2024

MOVE and Shine, a free wellbeing event in Cardiff

A free wellbeing day in central Cardiff to help those in their 20s, 30s and 40s following a cancer diagnosis. The day will focus on managing anxiety, getting back into fitness, dealing with fatigue and more. Participants will also have the opportunity to connect with others in a similar situation. It is for those on treatment, in remission or living with or beyond cancer.

End Date Nov 2024

Make “Sadmin” Simple

Marie Curie are sending a clear message to companies: that terminally ill and bereaved customers shouldn’t have to spend their precious time and energy wading through piles of complicated and upsetting admin. Join the 22,500+ people that have signed Marie Curie’s petition to make “sadmin” simple.

End Date Dec 2024

Join Velindre Cancer Centre in their new Velindre Voices

Velindre Cancer Centre is launching Velindre Voices - a means for existing and past patients and carers, and members of the wider community, to keep in touch with them, influence their work and get involved with them in whatever way suits you.

End Date Dec 2024

Use your experience as a patient, carer, or service user to help influence what research takes place and how it is undertaken

Health and Care Research Wales invite you to join their public involvement community. Public involvement is where members of the public share their time and personal experiences to help influence what research takes place and how it is undertaken. There are a range of involvement opportunities to choose from meaning you can give as much or as little time as you wish. You can make a real difference to research in Wales.

End Date Dec 2024

Join the Largest Study of Melanoma Ever

MyMelanoma is a study designed to research the important current questions about melanoma and its treatment. The questions relate to treatments, the nature of the particular cancers (all cancers are a little bit different), other health matters and to lifestyles. The aim of the study is to collect high quality, detailed information which will be used as a resource by scientists to carry out research to benefit melanoma patients.

End Date Dec 2024

Do You Know of a Non-medicine Health or Care Technology That Could Improve the Lives of People Living With Cancer in Wales?

Health Technology Wales (HTW) wants to hear about non-medicine health and care technologies that could improve the lives of people living with cancer in Wales. It is inviting health and care professionals, technology developers, academics, and members of the public to submit their ideas, to help HTW appraise these technologies and produce national guidance on whether they should be adopted in Wales.

End Date Dec 2024

How can we best support people with cancer to self-advocate?

End Date Feb 2025

Share your experience of long waiting times

Sharing your experience will help demonstrate the personal impact of waiting a long time for cancer treatment. This could be used to encourage Government and health boards do more to improve and reduce waiting lists.

End Date Dec 2025

Help the North Wales Cancer Patient Forum to bring a patient voice to cancer services in North Wales

Join the North Wales Cancer Patient Forum to be given opportunities to use your cancer experience to help make a difference to cancer care in North Wales. By working together with cancer teams across the region, they aim to ensure that the patient voice is heard, especially when designing or refreshing services.

End Date Jul 2027

Join the largest study of melanoma ever

MyMelanoma is a study designed to research the important current questions about melanoma and its treatment. The questions relate to treatments, the nature of the particular cancers (all cancers are a little bit different), other health matters and to lifestyles. The aim of the study is to collect high quality, detailed information which will be used as a resource by scientists to carry out research to benefit melanoma patients.