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The Can You C Me? project is all about visibility — recognising the unseen work happening across our communities and celebrating the people driving change.
Each quarter, we share a report highlighting the progress we’ve made, the voices we’ve amplified, and the impact of our collective efforts. These updates reflect our ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion, and empowerment.
The Can You C Me? 2024 Annual Report marks a powerful first year for this ground-breaking project, delivered by the Croydon BME Forum and funded by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Launched to tackle deep-rooted inequalities in cancer care for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities across South West London, the project has already made a lasting impact — building trust, raising awareness, and amplifying the voices of those too often unheard in healthcare.
Over the past year, the team has engaged thousands through community events, conferences, and one-to-one support, ensuring culturally inclusive and compassionate cancer care becomes the norm, not the exception.
The report highlights inspiring stories, partnerships, and milestones that define our mission to create systemic change — from the success of our Croydon and Wandsworth Cancer Conferences to the lived experiences that continue to guide our work.
As we look ahead to 2025, Can You C Me? remains committed to sustainability, collaboration, and visibility — ensuring every person affected by cancer feels seen, heard, and supported.
This quarterly report highlights a period of strong community engagement, new partnerships and creative collaboration. It features our work with St George’s Hospital on a new educational film, community events with Royal Trinity Hospice and Global Women of Today, and expanding outreach across all six boroughs.
This quarterly report highlights key achievements across South West London, including the Kingston Cancer Conference, new partnerships and award-winning co-production work with St George’s Hospital. It captures powerful community insights, focus group findings and recommendations to improve equity, communication and culturally responsive cancer care.
This quarterly report highlights growing partnerships, new community connections and the start of key projects. It includes the launch of filming with St George’s Hospital, planning for the Kingston Cancer Conference and outreach across all six boroughs, focusing on trust, awareness and culturally responsive cancer support.
This quarterly report highlights the launch of the first Croydon Cancer Conference, new steering and focus groups, and expanded outreach across six boroughs. It captures strong community engagement, growing partnerships with hospitals and hospices, and early steps in co-producing training resources with St George’s Hospital.
This quarterly report highlights strong progress across South West London, including growing partnerships, the rollout of Voices and Visions engagement, and planning for the first Croydon Cancer Conference. It features outreach in mosques, libraries and hospitals, media coverage on Radio Jackie, and new upskilling sessions for professionals.
This quarterly report captures the early stages of the Can You C Me? programme, including launch events in Croydon and Wandsworth, media coverage and the first 57 referrals. It highlights strong community engagement, the creation of local hubs, and early partnerships with hospitals, hospices and community organisations.