The Royal Marsden GP seminars

As a teaching hospital, The Royal Marsden is committed to passing on its knowledge and sharing the latest developments in cancer care. As part of this commitment we organise a series of seminars for general practitioners here at the hospital.

31 January 2008

The recent Seminar for GPs focused on the latest developments in colorectal cancer treatments.

Key speakers at the seminar were:

Professor Lord Ara Darzi KBE, Professor of Surgery
Dr Anthony Antoniou, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Colorectal Surgery
Maria Crisford, Specialist Colorectal Cancer Nurse.

A drinks reception followed the seminar where attendees met the colorectal team.

If you are a GP and are interested in attending other seminars, please email Malvin Sayle for more information.

Previous Seminar

Prostate cancer - demystifying the treatment options

This seminar was held on 19 September 2007 and was hosted by the Urology Unit.

Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men in the UK and is responsible for 23% of all male cancers. The introduction of PSA testing has led to an increasing proportion of patients presenting with localised disease.

The Royal Marsden's Urology unit is one of two National Centres of Excellence for prostate cancer research and is recognised nationally and internationally for setting standards in prostate care. Recently we have expanded our urological diagnostic and treatment services in a number of ways including investing in state-of-the-art robotic equipment and strengthening the existing team with new appointments.

Key members of the team and their specialist subjects include:

Mr Chris Ogden, Consultant Surgeon, a pioneer in robotics
Dr Vincent Khoo, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, an authority in radiation therapy
Dr Nicholas van As, Clinical Research Fellow, an expert on active surveillance.