East London cancer patients urged not to suffer in silence

Most cancers sufferers throughout east London are being urged to hunt assist as a charity warns of a “loneliness epidemic”. 

New analysis by Macmillan Most cancers Assist revealed greater than 25,000 individuals with most cancers in London – 3,350 throughout east London – really feel they’ve nobody to speak to about their worries due to the pandemic.

Round 34,000 individuals with most cancers in London (16pc) say they have been spending an excessive amount of time alone, whereas greater than 67,000 (32pc) are careworn, anxious or depressed due to coronavirus.

Of these surveyed, about 1,000 individuals in Havering stated they’re struggling in silence, with 800 in Redbridge, 600 in Newham, 500 in Barking and Dagenham and about 450 in Tower Hamlets saying the identical factor.

Macmillan is anxious concerning the extra emotional burden going through individuals with most cancers, a lot of whom have been isolating since final March and a few receiving diagnoses and dangerous information with out buddies or household round them.

At a time of utmost stress on the NHS, Macmillan enlisted stars together with actor Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joanna Lumley in a video to inform individuals to contact the charity for assist.

Macmillan enlisted stars including Joanna Lumley to take part in a video encouraging people to seek support. 


Macmillan enlisted stars together with Joanna Lumley to participate in a video encouraging individuals to hunt help.

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In addition to serving to ease a few of the isolation and anxiousness individuals with most cancers are going through, Macmillan hopes its free help line, staffed by specifically skilled nurses and advisers, can play a key function in serving to to alleviate a few of the stress on the NHS.

Emma Tingley, head of partnerships for London and the south east, stated: “We have been getting an rising variety of calls from individuals with most cancers who’re combating isolation and experiencing very excessive anxiousness ranges who haven’t got their standard help of household and buddies round them.

“We’re anxious most cancers sufferers are going through a loneliness epidemic.

“At a time when healthcare employees are going through unprecedented challenges, we would like individuals with most cancers in London to know our most cancers nurses, advantages advisers and different consultants are only a telephone name away. Peer help can be obtainable 24 hours a day on our on-line neighborhood.”

Sufferers and their family members can contact Macmillan’s phoneline seven days per week from 8am-8pm at 0808 808 00 00.

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