Get It Checked Campaign
This week the We Get It team are doing something different and we need your help. We are launching our first ever We Get It campaign and it will be in your face! There is an emergency, a crisis, a pandemic and it is not just Covid ……it is CANCER too.
Why are we doing this? Because of the Covid crisis, we have witnessed at first hand amongst our We Get It community late diagnosis, delayed scans, disrupted treatment and death. Check out the statements below which are starting to scare us. And we need your help.
A recent analysis by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) estimated that during the pandemic, about 12,750 fewer cancer patients had had surgery, 6,000 fewer had received chemotherapy and 2,800 fewer had had radiotherapy due to the postponement of routine NHS care.
NHS Figures show 60% drop in people visiting GP and being referred for tests.
Macmillan’s chief executive, Lynda Thomas, said: Research shows the possible extent of the direct and collateral damage caused by coronavirus on the health of our nation and to the lives of people living with conditions like cancer. It’s extremely worrying that we are likely to see an increase in deaths of people newly diagnosed with cancer.
NHS England has launched a campaign urging people with symptoms of any potentially serious illness to seek help in the normal way by visiting A & E, a GP or dialling 999.
Our campaign is called GET IT CHECKED. It is simple, really simple; if something doesn’t feel right with your body – and you know your body best – GET IT CHECKED.
You know what I mean - that lump that has just appeared, the weight loss that was not caused by a diet, the ache in your leg that will not go away, your stomach feels bloated but you haven’t eaten anything, you are constantly tired but you are only 21, or your poo looks really different. The list is endless.
GET IT CHECKED.
COVID IS A KILLER.
CANCER IS TOO.
The NHS and GP are open and here to help you.
Early diagnosis and treatment are key with ALL cancers.
Help people survive and live, tell someone you know to GET IT CHECKED today.