Yes it’s been quite a while since I posted on the Shandwell blog !

I’ve been totally immersed in my work with HealthScreen UK . I’ve never been involved in such a worthwhile cause and proposition.

The client portfolio is really growing as employers, their advisers and their insurers realise the significant benefits of awareness and early detection of the most common cancers.

SkinCheck is now being offered to thousands of employees. Don’t forget, there is no cure for malignant melanoma and early detection is vital.

We’ve just completed a major breast cancer programme for a large global IT company in the UK, Sweden and Denmark. The response from the client and the employees has been fantastic.

The same client has engaged us to carry out what we believe to be the largest ever prostate cancer awareness and screening programme.

The general lack of awareness around prostate cancer is truly shocking. Well educated women have asked me whether they can get prostate cancer. The myth about it being an old man’s disease also needs to be exploded. The incidence of prostate cancer in men between 40 and 49 has risen 6 fold in the last decade or so. Trust me, 40 is not old !

There’s so much going on and it’s all making such a positive impact.

Just let me know if you would like to find out more or visit the following websites:

www. BreastHealthUK.com

www. SkinHealthUK.com

www.ProstateHealthUK.com

www. HealthScreenUK.com

HealthScreen UK is the umbrella name used in our dealings with the corporate sector. All the services are delivered by the specialist companies.

Since my last post, I’ve been meeting with a wide range of employers, benefits consultants and insurers to discuss the cancer specific screening proposition of HealthScreen UK  (HSUK).

There has been massive interest about how HSUK services can reduce the emotional and financial costs of the most common cancers. The early detection of cancer and educating people how to be the first line of defence against rising incidence has so many positive benefits:

• For the individual, knowing your cancer risk and how best to manage it dramatically improves prognosis.
• For the families of individuals affected, the emotional strain is lessened.
• For employers, the costs of private medical and other health related insurances are significantly reduced as are the absence costs associated with cancer only diagnosed in the later stages.
• For insurers, early detection reduces their cancer claims liability.
• For the NHS, the costs of treating cancer diagnosed earlier reduces financial pressure on cancer budgets.
• For the government, it supports their cancer strategy, Improving Outcomes.

We all seem to spend so much time discussing the increasing costs of treating cancer whereas we should be promoting every way possible to ensure early detection and self awareness. 

But it’s more than just about the financial benefits. Cancer screening saves lives.

Last week I was appointed MD of HealthScreen UK, the exciting new venture to help employers and their employees in the early detection and prevention of cancer.

It’s a great business to be involved with, supporting as it does the National Strategy on Cancer, Improving Outcomes   

For details please visit www.healthscreenuk.com/news  – more from me as it happens.

The most common cancer for women makes most of the headlines today following updated figures released by Cancer Research UK (CRUK). In earlier posts, I’ve told you that I am doing some work with www.breasthealthuk.com because I truly believe we can do a great deal more to reduce the enormous financial and emotional costs of this disease. Read the rest of this entry »