The Big 'C'
Bowel cancer awareness and support for young patients in Dorset.
Symptoms
If you have any of these, see your GP right away — it's almost always something else, but it's always worth checking.
Contact
info@ducksdrakescancertrust.org.uk →4 The Causeway, Milborne St. Andrew, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0JX
Often no symptoms at all in the early stages — that's exactly why knowing your risk matters.
Symptoms & risk
The UK government has accepted a recommendation for targeted PSA screening: men aged 45–61 with a known BRCA2 gene change and a family history of prostate, breast, ovarian or pancreatic cancer are now offered a free PSA test every 2 years. This is being rolled out — if it applies to you, ask your GP.
Who else should consider a test
There's no national call-up programme like there is for breast, bowel or cervical screening — outside the new targeted group above, you have to ask your GP yourself.
Getting tested
Contact
Free, confidential support from specialist nurses — for you, or anyone worried about someone else.
The UK's youth-focused breast cancer awareness charity — their mission is to make sure all breast cancers in young people are diagnosed early and accurately.
Symptoms
Breast cancer can be symptomless in the early stages, which is why checking monthly to know what's normal for you matters.
When you'll be screened
Contact
CoppaFeel! Unit 4, Bickels Yard, 151–153 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3HA