Avoiding a diagnosis of colon cancer
‘One of the main risk factors for bowel cancer is genetic predisposition but it has been linked to eating too…
Cancer
Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine).…
Liver cancer – no longer a death sentence
A generation ago, if a cancer had spread to someone’s liver, it was considered a death sentence. Today, that is…
Bubbly biopsies will make cancer diagnosis safer
Tiny gas bubbles could hold the key to reducing the risks associated with ultrasound guided needle biopsies, routinely used to diagnose…
Why does chemotherapy not cure my cancer?
As a medical oncologist treating pancreatic, liver, gall bladder and colon cancer with chemotherapy, I try to extend patients’ lives…
Why breast cancer screening is vital
I know that the breast cancer screening programme for the over 50s saves lives. When I started working in Breast…
Screening for breast cancer – a short history of a big mistake
Back in 1998, in all good faith, I set up the service for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Since then,…
The Proton Controversy – The legacy of Aysha King
Magic rays that cure all cancers or expensive vanity projects of no real clinical value? That has been the argument…
The death of terminal cancer?
We would all like to see the end of terminal cancer. A non-survivable brain cancer killed my mother in a…
Why Robotic Prostatectomy is Over Rated
I don’t have any intrinsic objection to robotic prostatectomy – in fact I’m trained in it, just as I’m trained…