Charities promoting earlier diagnosis of stomach & gullet cancer
A number of the registered charities listed below have combined together to promote our campaign to promote earlier diagnosis of oesophageal and stomach cancer.
Dr Jason Dunn, Consultant Gastroenterologist at St Thomas' hospital, is our medical advisor.
Ashok (Ash) Soni OBE, former President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is our Pharmaceutical Advisor.
The financial management of Action Against Heartburn is undertaken by Guts UK.
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These details will also link to other sources of information (eg GUTS UK provide information across the whole range of digestive disorders)
Barrett's Essex - patient support for all the county of Essex for those with Barrett's
Email: BarrettsEssex@Gmail.com
Barrett's Patient Support - patient support on a general basis.
Email: support@Barretts.org.uk
British Society of Gastroenterology
Cancer52 is the common voice for rare and less common cancers. 55% of UK cancer deaths are from these cancers and Cancer 52 represents more than 100 organisations working to improve outcomes for these. Cancer52
Gutsy Group
Wrexham, North Wales, and Worcester support group for people diagnosed with or recovering from oesophageal and gastric cancers, also campaigning for a better awareness for the signs and symptoms of the disease. (Linked in to their local hospital registered charity)
www.gutsy-group.org.uk
Guts UK, formerly CORE charity, provides educational information and promotes research on all digestive diseases.
Laurie Todd Foundation
Set up in memory of Laurie Todd and linked to Kingston upon Thames and Royal Marsden hospitals, the Laurie Todd Foundation has helped fund research into links between oesophageal cancer and the HPV virus. Why Laurie Todd | Early diagnosis of Oesophageal Cancer
The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce represents six cancers (oesophageal, stomach, pancreatic, lung, liver and brain) that have been historically under-researched and where 5-year survival rates are less than 20%.
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