E159: Rose Ting - How to Support the Chinese Community with Cancer Prevention, Screening and Living With and Beyond Cancer.

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lack of equity, health inequalities and risk factors of cancer for the Chinese community.

Episode 159 of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion series (part 14).

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Rose Ting who is a therapeutic Radiographer with over 20 years of experience. Deeply passionate about promoting radiotherapy, advancing diversity and inclusion, and improving patient experience and care. Member of the REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) at her local Trust, Radiotherapy UK Ambassador and Member of Joint Equalities Committee at the Society and College of Radiographers. 

This episode, is a deep dive into Rose’s career, her lived experience as a person with Chinese heritage and her incredible advocacy work for the Chinese community around cancer awareness and screening.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Read this journal article: ethnic disparities in lung cancer incidence and differences in diagnostic characteristics: a population-based cohort study in England: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00292-8/fulltext
2. Reflect on how you could support the Chinese community within your practice.

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Links from the Episode:

• Chinese Welfare Trust https://www.chinesewelfaretrust.org.uk/ 
• NHS Bowel screening benefits and risks (in traditional Chinese): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bowel-cancer-screening-benefits-and-risks.zh-tw
• NHS Breast screening helping you decide (in traditional Chinese): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5cd2ab6d40f0b6332614f8ce/Breast_screening_helping_you_decide_Traditional_Chinese.pdf
• NHS Cervical screening helping you decide (in traditional Chinese): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d8374aae5274a27cefd4a6b/Cervical_helping_you_decide_HPV_Chinese_HK.pdf
• Chinese association for cancer care: https://cacaca.org.uk/
• Ethnicity facts and figures UK Government: https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/health/physical-health/cancer-diagnosis-at-an-early-stage/latest/
• Largest ever UK study reveals stark ethnic and social inequalities in lung cancer diagnosis: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11-08-largest-ever-uk-study-reveals-stark-ethnic-and-social-inequalities-lung-cancer

Research links from the Episode:

• Ethnic disparities in lung cancer incidence and differences in diagnostic characteristics: a population-based cohort study in England: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00292-8/fulltext
• Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapeutics: An Overview of the Basics and Clinical Applications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33804485/
• National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health - Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need To Know: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/traditional-chinese-medicine-what-you-need-to-know
• Mind-Body Therapies From Traditional Chinese Medicine: Evidence Map: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8722380/ 
• Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2022: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667005424000061
• Cancer burden and risk in the Chinese population aged 55 years and above: A systematic analysis and comparison with the USA and Western Europe: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38271210/
• Cancer survival statistics in China 2019–2021: a multicenter, population-based study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667005424000498
• Exploring Cancer Incidence Trends by Age and Sex Among 14.14 Million Individuals in China From 2007 to 2021: Population-Based Study: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e55657/

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