Inequalities Update Report

Project Overview
Mission Statement
“To ensure everyone, whatever their
ethnicity, is aware of Head and Neck
Cancer, the signs to look for, how, where
to seek diagnoses and where to go for
Key metrics
support and help.
Creating awareness for early diagnosis in
all societies could save lives and go a long
way in helping the NHS reach point 4 of
the Core20/Plus5 target **75% of cases
diagnosed at stage 1 or 2 by 2028’’
To educate our young people who can
inform their elders. Importantly, young
people are the next generation of
patients who will come through the NHS
cancer system and be the target
population for our goal of helping the
NHS hit there 2025 target of 75%
diagnosed at stage 1 or 2
75%
Diagnosed at stage 1 or 2
12 MONTH
Project
CHALLENGES
Underlying socioeconomic factors like education, unemployment
and poverty are clear factors contributing to health inequalities.
However, evidence shows that structural racism leads to people
from ethnic minority backgrounds having poorer health
outcomes.
In all broad ethnic groups, head & neck cancer is the fourth most
common cancer type.
Asian, Black, and Mixed ethnic backgrounds have higher rates of
cancer for most cancer types, compared to White people.
A small number of cancer types are more common in certain
ethnic groups compared with White people, including head & neck
cancer (Oral, Nasopharyngeal, Larynx, Tongue), myeloma and
stomach cancer in Black people, gallbladder cancer in Black and
Asian people, and prostate cancer in Black men.
LIFE STYLES
Smoking, Smoking styles, Chewing Tabacco, Eating Paan, Eating
Supari, Obesity. Lifestyles are the main preventable causes of
cancer, and have historically been higher in Non-White groups.
WHY DO DIFFERENCES EXIST?
The differences in cancer incidence between people from
different ethnic backgrounds are largely driven by non-genetic
cancer risk factors such as: -
Main Factors
Language Barriers, Culture, Education, Screening takeup.
Changing Behaviour
The key aim of this pilot involves working on changing behaviour
by engaging with the young community and educating them about
the dangers of Head & Neck Cancer, the signs to look for,
addressing engagement in screening programmes, and
encouraging them to take the message back to their wider
community.
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