Cancer Information In Other Languages
Many charities and organisations provide cancer information targeting different communities, in different languages. We have collated a list here for you to help you in your search for information about cancer.
Bowel cancer screening Lung cancer
Breast screening Prostate cancer
Bowel Cancer Screening
The NHS Cancer Screening Programme has translated their leaflet "bowel cancer screening kit instruction leaflet" into various languages and these are available to download from the NHS Cancer Screening Programme’s website by clicking here.
Available in: Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Form Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish (Sorani), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
To download the leaflet in English, please click here
Breast Cancer
The following leaflets are available from Breast Cancer Care. Please click on the leaflet you would like to order to be re-directed to the Breast Cancer Care website.
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Arabic (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Bengali (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Cantonese (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - French (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Gujurati (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Hindi (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Punjabi (Breast Cancer Care)
Diagnosing & Treating Breast Cancer - Urdu (Breast Cancer Care)
Breast Screening
The NHS Cancer Screening Programme has translated their leaflet "NHS breast screening" into various languages and these are available to download from the NHS Cancer Screening Programme’s website by clicking here. The leaflets are available in the following languages:
Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Form Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish (Sorani), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
To download the leaflet in English, please click here
Cervical Screening
The NHS Cancer Screening Programme has translated their leaflet "Cervical screening; the facts" into various languages and these are available to download from the NHS Cancer Screening Programme’s website by clicking here. The leaflets are available in the following languages:
Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Form Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish (Sorani), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
To download the leaflet in English, please click here
Lung Cancer
The Roy Castle Lung Foundation has produced a video called "Living with Lung Cancer" which is a series of lung cancer videos to help prepare both patients and carers for treatment. A variety of people whose lives have been touched by lung cancer share their real life experiences. Lung cancer treatments are explained, as are the roles of each health professional involved in caring for people with lung cancer.
Voice-overs and subtitles are available in English, Welsh, Polish, Italian, German, French and Spanish.
You can also order a DVD with subtitles in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati and Mandarin.
To order a sub-titled DVD, please visit the Roy Castle Lung Foundation website by clicking here
"Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer” This booklet is available from Macmillan in 13 languages and gives information about the signs and symptoms of lung cancer including helpful organisations. You will have to register and log in to their website to place an order for hard copies as these materials are not available to download.
Available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Gujurati, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.
Click here to be visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website to order a booklet.
"Diagnosis and Treatments of Lung Cancer” This booklet is available in 13 languages and gives information about the diagnosis and treatments of lung cancer including helpful organisations.
You will have to register and log in to their website to place an order for hard copies as these materials as these materials are not available to download.
Available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Gujurati, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu
Click here to be visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website to order a booklet.
Mouth Cancer
Please click on the leaflet you are interested in and you will be re-directed to the Cancer Research UK website.
“Mouth cancer can affect you” (English/Urdu) - Cancer Research UK
“Cancer in the mouth can affect you” (English/Bengali) - Cancer Research UK
Prostate Cancer
The NHS Cancer Screening Programme has translated their leaflet “PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing for prostate cancer” into various languages and these are available to download from the NHS Cancer Screening Programme’s website by clicking here.
The leaflets are available in the following languages:
French, Punjabi, Somali, English, Urdu
The Prostate Cancer Charity has produced a leaflet aimed specifically at African and Caribbean men called “What do you know about prostate cancer? Information for African Caribbean men” . This leaflet is for African Caribbean men, their partners and families. It gives information on the risk factors for prostate cancer and the symptoms to look out for. It is available to download from The Prostate Cancer Charity’s website by clicking here
The leaflet “Diet and your risk of prostate cancer” is for men who want to eat more healthily and possibly lower their risk of getting prostate cancer. It provides tips on healthy eating and exercise. It is available to download from The Prostate Cancer Charity’s website by clicking here
If you are a charity or organisation who has produced information about cancer in different languages and would like this to be listed here, please click here to get in touch with us.
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