Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network - ICON

Do you have experience of cancer, as a patient, as a carer or as a family member?

If you do, would you like to join a group which will give thoughts, ideas, and expertise to a research project looking at Surgery or Radiotherapy for several cancers in their early stage? Your contributions as a person with lived experience will shape the study and its outputs.

You are very welcome join this group even if you do not have experience of health research involvement.

People who do have some experience are also very welcome.

To find out more, take a look at: bit.ly/SORT-Study

At ICON, involving people whose lives have been affected by cancer is an integral part of our research and activities.

In our latest blog, we highlight the amazing organisations we have the privilege to work with, to raise the voices of people affected by cancer 👏

Read the full article ⬇️

World Cancer Day 2023: Close the Care Gap – Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network Categories Communications World Cancer Day 2023: Close the Care Gap Post author By lshjd8 Post date February 3, 2023 Every year, 4 February marks World Cancer Day – a global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The day aims to raise worldwide awareness of cancer, im...

💬 "Public engagement is so important as it reminds us of the true beneficiaries of our work and helps keep patients at the heart of what we do."

Earlier this year we participated in the Science Museum's 'Cancer Revolution Late', an after-hours opportunity for adults interested in science to engage with leading researchers.

Find out how we brought our research and 'big data' to life 📊👇

Science Museum Lates: Could your data save a life? | LSHTM On 25 May 2022, staff and doctoral students from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, connected by cancer research, participated in Science Museum Lates – an after-hours opportunity for adults interested in science to engage with leading researchers on a given theme.

Are you, or someone you care for, living with cancer? Do you feel like your experience isn’t reflected in the stories about cancer you have seen?

We are bringing together people who have had a cancer diagnosis, or those who care(d) for them, to share stories. We would like to hear from people affected by cancer from diverse backgrounds, especially those who feel their voice is not often heard or don’t feel represented in the stories they have seen so far. Would you be happy to share your story with others?
More details at: https://bit.ly/CancerAndMe

Cancer and me – The power of our stories – Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network Living with or caring for someone with cancer can sometimes feel overwhelming, and much of what we are going through can be hidden from view. But connecting with others can help. Sharing experiences and telling our stories can help us find meaning and purpose, they can help us understand others and....

What a great evening we had at the Science Museum last month 😃✨
A wonderful experience engaging with people and talking about our research. It was a lot of fun too 🥳

If you visited our stand and want to know more 👇
https://icon.lshtm.ac.uk/cancer-revolutions-science-museum-lates/

Also really proud we represented London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and at least 5 different countries 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇰🇼 🇨🇳 🇬🇧 😄

Come and meet us this evening at the Science Museum Lates in London!
We have come together with other researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to host some fun activities and participate in the panel discussion on .
We're really excited to be able to share what we do.

This is a free event, and celebrates the opening of the Science Museum's exhibition: Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope

Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope | Science Museum Opening in May 2022 at the Science Museum, explore the revolution in science that is transforming cancer care with a major free exhibition, Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope.

We’re super excited to be part of the next Science Museum Lates event on 25th May! We are joining with other cancer researchers
at the London School to bring 2 interactive activities around using big data. Dr Laura Woods will also be part of a panel discussion on inequalities.
This is a free event in the evening for over 18s - check out the details and get a free ticket here 👇

Lates | Science Museum Join us for an adults-only, after-hours night at the museum with themed talks, workshops and the best silent disco in town.

💻Our fourth seminar is happening next week ...
Please join us to hear from Dr Nina Afshar on the socioeconomic inequalities in survival from colon cancer. Nina is a cancer epidemiologist at the Cancer Council Victoria and honorary fellow at Melbourne school of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne, Australia - and is staying up late to be able to give this live webinar! 🤗

📅 Wed. 18 May 2022
⏰ 12:45 BST
👉 https://icon.lshtm.ac.uk/events/assessing-factors-explaining-socio-economic-inequalities-in-survival-from-colon-cancer-what-did-we-learn/
This event is free and open to all, no registration required.

Ahead of our 3rd webinar in the series on Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes, starting in a couple of hours, here is a snap shot of cancer in The Netherlands from the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL).

Drs Siesling and van Maaren will discuss if socioeconomic status affects breast cancer treatment and outcomes. Free and open to all - no registration required.
📅 Fri 4 April (today!)
⏰ 12:45 BST
👉 https://bit.ly/ICON_seminar

Does your socioeconomic status affect breast cancer treatment and outcomes? 🤔

This Friday, join us for the third in our series on Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes. Researchers Dr Marissa van Maaren and Prof Sabine Siesling will discuss the work they have done in The Netherlands looking at the association between socioeconomic status and breast cancer treatment and outcomes.

The webinar is free and open to all - no registration required.

📅 Fri 4 April
⏰ 12:45 BST
👉 https://bit.ly/ICON_seminar3

📢Starting soon! 🕘
Thurs 10 March - 12:45 GMT
We look forward to welcoming Michelle Kelly-Irving of the Equipe Equity to give our 2nd seminar - she will outline the conceptual framework used to examine how health inequalities are partly constructed through social-to-biological processes.

This webinar is free and open to all, details and link to attend (or watch the recording later) here: http://bit.ly/ICON_seminar2