The Christie

Sheffield bowel cancer patients to trial personalised ‘vaccines’

Patients undergoing bowel cancer treatment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be invited to try out personalised ‘vaccines’ as part of a groundbreaking NHS ‘matchmaking’ service. The Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad aims to recruit thousands of patients across England into various trials of a new type of immunotherapy treatment, known colloquially as cancer vaccines. The […]

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The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School

The Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School will be returning for its seventh year on Tuesday, June 27 – Thursday, June 29, 2023. This is a face-to-face event which will take place at The Christie School of Oncology based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a brand […]

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The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School returns in July

The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School will be returning for its sixth year from Monday 25 – Thursday 28 July 2022. Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a refreshed agenda which welcomes you to discover, discuss and debate recent advances in radiotherapy with leading practitioners. Whether you’re looking at attending for the first time or […]

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Lung cancer patient receives first MR-linac treatment at The Christie

A grandfather of three has become the UK’s first lung cancer patient to benefit from Elekta MR-linac radiotherapy treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Barry Staniforth was treated using the equipment that performs real-time MR scans while x-ray beams target the tumour, making it more accurate and reducing side effects. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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2,000th proton beam patient celebrates end of treatment

A rugby-mad teenager who was told he had cancer on his 15th birthday is celebrating the end of his proton beam therapy (PBT) after becoming the 2,000th person in the UK to benefit from the treatment. Ryan Scutt was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September last year. Nasopharyngeal cancer affects the pharynx and is thought […]

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