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Cancer awareness and information vehicle Sandra Rowlands Cancer Awareness Services Manager Background • Macmillan Information bus visited the network for 13 days in 2008 – Macmillan target is 6000 contacts per year – MCCN had 1815 contacts in less than 2 weeks • Need identified for similar service – Obvious demand – High Incidence and mortality rates – Early Detection and Prevention strategy Types of venues and groups visited • Shopping centres/supermarkets • Mosque • Chinese community centre • Construction sites • Work places • Town centres • Mathew Street Music Festival • Chester Liverpool Bike Ride • The seaside West Kirby and Llandudno • Chester Zoo • Conferences • Deaf centre Levels of intervention Number of enquiries for cancer type level 2, 3 and 4 intervention If you had not visited iVan how likely would it have been for you to visit your GP or go to another service? Volunteers • If you would be interested in volunteering on iVan please contact Sandra or Debbie Smith: • [email protected] • Or ring 0151 201 4150 Conclusions The iVan service • Provides assessment/advice at the different intervention levels depending upon client need • Is highly rated by professionals and clients • Appeals to different groups in society • Can target specific areas • Is identifying cancers and non cancer pathology • Is likely to be very cost effective • Provides prompts to clients to attend their GP • Reinforces the message to check things out with their doctor if they are worried about symptoms