Since 2012, our expert nurses have trained more than 9,000 people across the UK. Our content is evidence-based, interactive and designed to make a real difference.
We have a range of options to suit your needs:
Online workshops
Face to face workshops
Pharmacy workshops
Workshops interpreted into any language
Our main awareness training workshop covers reducing cancer risk, early diagnosis, and screening.
This workshop is for people who are in positions to talk about health and wellbeing in their community.
Online: 2 hours, groups of 10-40 people, £380
Face-to-face: 3 hours, groups of 10-20 people, £750
An extension of core Talk Cancer workshop. Learn how to deliver a scripted cancer awareness presentation and practice managing audience questions and discussions. Includes presentation skills training from our experts.
This workshop is for people who wish to present this information to local groups.
Face-to-face: Full day, groups of 10-16 people, £1, 250
The pharmacy workshop includes content from our Core Talk Cancer workshop, plus pharmacy-specific content and practical advice for supporting customers with questions.
Online: 2 hours, groups of 10-40 people, £380
Face-to-face: 3 hours, groups of 10-20 people, £750
Our core Talk Cancer workshop can be interpreted into any spoken language or British Sign Language.
You provide the interpreters and the space and we'll deliver the workshop.
Face-to-face: 3.5 hours, groups of 10-16 people, £750
More information is available in our training programme brochure(PDF).
Interested? We’d love to hear from you.
Book a workshopIf you don’t have a group to book a workshop with, join others from different organisations in our free online workshop.
We try to accommodate multiple people from the same organisation, but if there are more than two people, we may not be able to have everyone attend and would instead recommend a private group workshop.
Join us on Thursday 1 May 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm BST
Can't make it in May? Register your interest for a future online workshop.
By the end of a workshop, you’ll be able to:
Talk confidently to others about how to reduce their risk of getting cancer
Share key messages around cancer awareness clearly and effectively
Explain the importance of spotting cancer early and using national screening programmes
Recognise and address common fears and barriers to talking about cancer
Understand how health inequalities affect cancer outcomes in different communities
Have supportive, non-judgmental conversations about cancer and overall health
Encourage people to take action — including using local services and speaking to their GP with concern
99%
of trainees felt confident* to talk about cancer in general**
97%
of trainees felt confident* discussing the national NHS cancer screening programmes***
95%
of trainees felt confident* discussing the fears people have towards cancer****
- Helen Mee, Head of Charity Operations at The Clare Foundation
*trainees selecting fairly/very confident
**402 out of 405 trainees selected this answer to this in the after workshop survey in 2021-2022
***393 out of 406 trainees selected this answer to this question in the after workshop survey in 2021-2022
****384 out of 406 trainees selected this answer to this questions in the after workshop survey in 2021-2022
You can also read our full evaluation report.
Yes – we offer free workshops for groups who can help reach people most in need of cancer information. Check your eligibility.
If you're not eligible for a free workshop, get in touch about one of our paid workshops.
If you help promote health and wellbeing in your community, this training is for you. We’ve worked with people from all kinds of roles, including:
Community groups and volunteers
Local authorities
Health Improvement Teams
Health and well-being services such as disability groups, food banks, stop smoking services, and charities
Pharmacy teams
Health roles such as GP practice staff, occupational therapists, social workers, dentists, and mental health professionals
Faith leaders and groups
Whether you're supporting patients, the public, or your local community, Talk Cancer helps you feel confident having life-saving conversations.
No, we don’t record workshops. This helps us maintain confidentiality, safeguarding. We also feel our workshops work best live, due to their interactive nature.
We deliver workshops all year round.
We don’t currently offer talks on specific types of cancer.
Instead, our workshops focus on general cancer awareness, including how to reduce the risk, spot signs early, and understand the national screening programmes.
There is a lot of misinformation about cancer. By accessing evidence-based information you can correctly help people on how to take positive action to reduce cancer risk. Around 4 in 10 cases of cancer in the UK could be prevented and it is estimated that across the UK, there are more than 30,000 extra cases of cancer attributable to socio-economic deprivation(PDF). Increasing cancer awareness in more deprived areas could help to reduce health inequalities and improve cancer outcomes.
Cancer awareness is when people understand:
the causes of cancer
knowing the national screening programmes available
what to do when concerned about a possible symptom
Further understanding of cancer awareness could include what happens after a cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment.
We were made finalists at the Royal Society of Public Health’s, Health and Wellbeing awards 2022 for our interpreted workshop project in community development.
Being a finalist showcases the importance of how the interpreted workshops improve the health of the community in a way that contributes to long lasting change.
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