OPM, an independent research organisation, has been commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support to conduct research on patients’ experiences of care transitions on their cancer journey. They are running a survey as part of this research.

By care transitions they mean a change in the place, provider or goal of the care that a person living with cancer is receiving. These changes occur at different stages of the journey, such as around diagnosis, and when treatment stops and someone enters recovery, or palliative care.They are interested in how people experience transitions, what factors influence these experiences and what impact this has.

OPM would really appreciate it if you could take 20 minutes to fill in the survey, by Wednesday 4^th March 2015.

The online survey can be completed at:

LINK: http://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=142072251407

If you would prefer a paper copy of the survey, please email or call Ellie Mendez Sayer with your address and she will send you a copy and a pre-paid return envelope.

Please also forward the link to anyone you know who might be interested in completing this survey.

If you have any further questions about this research, please do not hesitate to contact Ellie Mendez Sayer on 02072397818 or emsayer@opm.co.uk

We’ll be hosting another Understanding Prostate Cancer session on 21^st Feb 2015 at Pneuma Christian Centre. This event is a collaboration between The Lake Foundation, Punema Christian Centre and Prostate Cancer UK  and is a part of  the centre’s men’s conference which runs from 18^th – 22^nd Feb.

The  theme of the conference is Empowerment for a Healthy Life and our prostate cancer session will empower men with the information they need to take quick action should they notice any of the symptoms of prostate cancer.  Our session will cover: what is the prostate, prostate conditions, prostate cancer, signs & symptoms and risk factors.

All are welcome to attend. For more information please visit our events page or email us

World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February and is the single initiative under which the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), its members, partners and the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.

Under the tagline ‘Not beyond us’, World Cancer Day 2015 will take a positive and proactive approach to the fight against cancer, highlighting that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach.

The campaign explores how we can implement what we already know in the areas of prevention, early detection, treatment and care, and in turn, open up to the exciting prospect that we can impact the global cancer burden – for the better.

World Cancer Day 2015 will be articulated around four key areas of focus:

• Choosing healthy lives
• Delivering early detection
• Achieving treatment for all
• Maximising quality of life

For more information on how to get involved, please visit: www.worldcancerday.org

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This article was written by the World Cancer Day team.

If you missed our ‘Understanding Prostate Cancer’ event on 20th December, have no fear, we will be holding another event on Saturday 10^th January 2015 at Trinity Baptist Church in West Norwood.

This event is a collaboration between The Lake Foundation, Trinity Baptist Church and Prostate Cancer UK and is part of an engagement and empowerment pilot which aims to determine the best methods of reaching black men with the key messages about this disease.

The event will cover: what is the prostate, prostate conditions, signs & symptoms and risk factors ensuring that men have the information they need to take quick action should they notice any of the symptoms.

For more information about this event please email us: events@thelakefoundation.com

In January 2015 the Barbados Diabetes Reversal Study, a pilot study aimed at reversing type two diabetes, will begin. It will explore whether type two diabetes can be reversed by patients adopting a low calorie diet and maintaining a healthy weight.

Participants will be given a low calorie liquid diet for eight weeks with non-starchy vegetables making sure that they receive all the necessary vitamins and minerals. This will then be followed by a 6 month period where participants will resume a normal healthy diet.

The study will be funded by Virgin Unite and builds on research conducted in the UK by Prof Roy Taylor.

If you’re from Barbados and would like to take part in this study you’ll need to have been diagnosed with the condition within the past 6 years.  For more information and to register please contact reversediabetes246@gmail.com or 1 246 266 5673