News and events

The annual Awards Ceremony for The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation's graduating students has been another colourful and lively affair

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Research into new treatmentsfor drug-resistance cancer was one of the hot topics discussed at the launch ofRoyal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Annual Research Report 2007

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The Royal Marsden Hospital has received the highest scorefor its environment and quality of foodfrom a national patient authority.

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After 14 years at The Royal Marsden, Roger Thomas, Director of Estates, has retired.

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Anne Carey has been appointed the role, whichwas newly-created following a management restructure.

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The 7th Edition of The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures was published on 1 July 2008.

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A special Royal Marsdenteamis to takeon the 2008 British 10K London Run to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The very talented students of Farnborough Hill raise hundreds of pounds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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One of Surrey’s leading choirs is to put on a special concert to raise money for The Royal Marsden, in honour of one of their members who has cancer.

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Tessa Green, Chairman of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded a CBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2008.

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Jill Cooper of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of 2008.

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The Royal Marsden, together with Kingston NHS Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support has opened the Sir William Rous Unit, a dedicated cancer diagnosis and treatment facility based at Kingston NHS Trust.

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Over 115 patients from around the country packed into The Royal Marsden conference centre to discuss the development of a support group for people with Pelvic Radiation Disease.

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Indy-Rock band Maximo Park was the headline act at a charity concert which raised the roof of The Forum in Kentish Town in order to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Nursing Times Awards 2008 'Cancer Nurse Leader of the Year' category.

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Natalie Doyle, Nurse Consultant in Cancer Rehabilitation at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has had her paper on cancer survivorship published in the international journal, 'Journal of Advanced Nursing'.

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The Royal Marsden has been rated the top hospital in London and within the top five hospitals in the country for its level of services and quality of care, according to the latest Healthcare Commission survey of inpatients.

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A special reception has been held at The Royal Marsden Hospital to thank businessman Don McCarthy and his children for donating £1 million to help us improve our Medical Day Centre.

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Alan Johnson, the Secretary of State for Health, paid a visit to The Royal Marsden to see how building work following January’s fire is progressing.

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Prince William visited The Royal Marsden for the second time since he became President of the hospital last May.

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A special lunch was held to mark the departure of Countess Cadogan, who is stepping down as President of The Friends of The Royal Marsden Chelsea branch.

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 The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign has become Polo Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony chosen charity for 2008.

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Andrew Wyeth and Matt Dowse will ride 3,000-miles across Americathis July in memory of their mothers who both died of cancer. They hopetheadventure will raise a massive £100,000 for charity.

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Mr Gregory Andrews and Sir John Craven have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of The Royal Marsden, following their appointment by the Foundation Trust’s Membership Council.

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Congratulations to all the runners who took part in the gruelling 2008 FloraLondon Marathon on behalf of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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A new tool to help health professionals manage pain in cancer patients has been developed by The Institute of Cancer Research with help from The Royal Marsden.

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John Jones is taking part in a gruelling race, along the passes made famous by Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France, to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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20-year-old Southampton University student Sophie Wright is planning to swim the English Channel to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Nine Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research researchers have been selected to be Senior Investigators for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

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Around 30 people from across the UK are putting their bodies on the line for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Kent man John Adkins is taking part in a two-week trek to the North Pole in support of The Royal Marsden

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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has created a special bathrobe in support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Therapeutic Radiographer Richard Howard-Jones is planning to cycling the length and breadth of the UK, despite his bicycle being damaged in the January 2 fire at The Royal Marsden in Chelsea.

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Eleven nurses have received special recognition for their hard work at the Nursing Standard Nurse of the Year 2008 Awards.

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There was an Easter egg extravaganza at The Royal Marsden Hospital when members of the University of London Air Squad (ULAS) donated hundreds of chocolate goodies to the Children’s Unit.

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Two mobile units have been installed in Sutton forming the next piece in the recovery of The Royal Marsden after it suffered a serious fire in January

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More than 400 people took part in a Thanksgiving Service for The Royal Marsden Hospital and the Emergency Services this week at the same church where their patients were given shelter on the day of the fire - St Paul's Onslow Square.

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People from far and wide are being invited to take part in the trip of a lifetime with The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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With the help of her friends, family and community, Carol Pollock raised an amazing £45,000 for research into brain stem cancer.

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Rees Rider showed generosity beyond his years in raising more than £1,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Kingston woman Frances Oliver and her brother Martin Brannelly are packing their saddle bags in preparation for a four-day cycle with a difference.

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Election fever is gripping The Royal Marsden which is looking to elect or re-elect four Councillors to its Membership Council.

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Rye RNLI lifeboat men raised £2,000 by shearing their locks to support their crewmate who is being treated for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

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Over 50 staff from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust were treated yesterday to a night with superstar songstress Dionne Warwick, thanks to some very generous supporters of the Head & Neck Cancer Research Trust.

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Professor Lord Ara Darzi was one of the keynote speakers at an evening seminar held for local GPs at The Royal Marsden in Chelsea last week.

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This Leap Year Newbury’s own Ginger Jive is hosting a Pink and Black Ball on February 29, to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Young cancer patients now have a stack of brand new books to lose themselves in thanks to a generous donation from a long-time supporter of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Wimbledon Village Stables have raised £17,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign with their annual sponsored ride.

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Three Royal Marsden specialists are to receive a prestigious Merit Award from The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation.

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has received a clean bill of health following a spot hygiene inspection.

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The Royal Marsden in Chelsea continues to go from strength to strength as it recovers from a serious fire earlier this month.

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The Royal Marsden has closed its helplines which were set up following the fire at its Chelsea site.

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The Royal Marsden in Chelsea today opened its doors to its patients for the first time since part of the hospital suffered a serious fire last week.

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Prince William visited the Chelsea hospital and also went to The Royal Brompton where he spoke with staff and patients who have been there since the fire on Wednesday.

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The clean up is underway at The Royal Marsden hospital in Chelsea, following a major fire yesterday.

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There has been a major fire at The Royal Marsden hospital in Chelsea.

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There has been a major fire at The Royal Marsden hospital in Chelsea.

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Xtra-Factor presenter and BBC1 DJ Fearne Cotton delighted dozens of young cancer patients when she paid a Christmas visit to The Royal Marsden Children’s Unit in Sutton.

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On a cold, crisp evening hundreds of people gathered outside The Royal Marsden to celebrate the life of their loved ones.

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 Around 70 volunteers, aged between 19 and 83 years old, were treated to a special evening of celebration, entertainment and fun to say thank you for all their effort and help with The Royal Marsden Cancer campaign over the past year.

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Professor Mitch Dowsett, Head of Biochemistry at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research has been given the honour of delivering the William L McGuire Memorial Lecture at the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to 6,000 specialists from across the world.

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The Government’s new Cancer Strategy is today welcomed by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust would like to congratulate Liz Darlison who has been named the UK’s Cancer Nurse Leader of the Year at the prestigious Nursing Times Awards 2007.

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Professor Mitch Dowsett, Head of Biochemistry at the UK’s Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, led a group of experts who have identified the key research issues that will impact on the future treatment of breast cancer.

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Hundreds of stars will adorntwo tall Christmas trees at The Royal Marsden's hospitals in Sutton and Chelsea in December to celebrate loved ones through the festive season.

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Sutton residents are now benefiting from a new, and best of all free, cash machine installed at The Royal Marsden.

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has appointed David Probert as its Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position for the hospital.

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The winner of the Cancer Nurse Leader of the Year category at the 2007 Nursing Times Nurse of the Year Awards will receive a unique prize, thanks to The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation.

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Some of London’s biggest corporate names dusted off their putters and nine-irons for the 5th annual City Golf Challenge.

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Folk musician David Bailey got toes tapping and fingers snapping when he played an hour-long concert in the Chapel during Brain Tumour Awareness Weekthis October

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Even altitude sickness and 5am starts could not dampen the spirit of breast cancer survivor Suzanne Peacock as she trekked through the Andes mountain range in Peru on behalf of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the highest possible ranking in the Healthcare Commission’s Annual Health Check and itis the only Trust to achieve double-excellent for the second year in a row.

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Surrey man Damian Honey has completed the Munich Marathon in just under four hours, in a bid to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The Royal Marsden’s site in Sutton has received a five-star rating for its newly refurbished main kitchen.

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The Royal Marsden is to receive £150,000 from the proceeds of this summer's Concert for Diana.

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Sutton High School for Girls have published a cookbook full of family recipes with proceeds going to The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Suzanne Peacock plans trek to the Andes to raise funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The 9th annual World Congress of Psycho-Oncology got off to a flying start with special guest Cherie Booth QC appearing as keynote speaker at the opening session this morning (17 September).

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Members of the Phoenix Schools of Martial Arts raised £41,000for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign in just one day.

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A team of Sussex police officers leapt out of a plane at speeds of up to 120 kms per hour as part of their drive to raise £25,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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The Royal Marsden held its AGM this week at which it presented highlights of its year and the successes achieved.

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Six quilters from Yateley held an exhibition which raised more than £1,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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Georgia and Henry Watson used an old-fashioned fund-raising technique to make £350 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign by selling cakes at 50p a slice.

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Two students have arrived home after traversing 15,000 kilometres, through 14 different countries, three mountain ranges and two deserts - in a car designed 60 years ago

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International Psycho-Oncology Society’s 9th World Congress Sunday 16 September to Thursday 20 September Imperial College - South Kensington Campus

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 Gareth Ferguson, The Royal Marsden's Catering Manager, is set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.

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The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust today launch their Annual Research Report.

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Shelley Dolan has been appointed to the role of Chief Nurse at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, following the departure of Dickon Weir-Hughes at the end of last month to take up a new post as Executive Director of Nursing for Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust.

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Honorary Consultant Surgeon at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery (funded by the Helen Hamlyn Trust), has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Department of Health.

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Building work has started on the Sir William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital. In partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support, the new Unit will be open to patients early in 2008.

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Janet Husband, Professor of Radiology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research has been honoured in the Queens’ Birthday Honours with the award of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

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The rain and wind failed to dampen spirits as hundreds of people flocked to The Royal Marsden’s annual Summer Fair yesterday (16 June).

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He never danced like Michael Jackson, or shocked like Madonna - but according to patients at The Royal Marsden Hospital, Frank Sinatra is still number one.

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It’s time to dust off the coconut shy and get ready to ‘splat the rat’ as The Royal Marsden gears up for this year’s Summer Fair at Sutton.

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A survey of patients by the Healthcare Commission has given The Royal Marsden a glowing report, with some of the highest scores in the country.

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Prince William has been appointed President of The Royal Marsden Hospital, a position previously held by his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

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Guests attending tonight’s sparkling fundraiser, Rock by the River, are going away with what many consider to be the best Goodie Bag of the Season.

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There aren’t too many 19-year-olds that would be happy to go without showers, television, mobile phones and their bed for more than a week.

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A two-year-old colt sired by world class stallion Green Desert, has been put up for auction by Mountgrange Stud at this year’s Rock by the River event in aid of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign, being held in London on 3rd May.

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The world’s first on-line course in cancer-related lymphoedema management is being developed by The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation.

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More than 40 competitors from all over the country will run the gruelling London Marathon this month to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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It’s fair enough to say that nurses and young patients at the Children’s Unit never thought they’d see a Tardis, police-box or a Dalek in their ward.

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The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Nursing Times Awards 2007 'Cancer Nurse Leader of the Year' category.

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Harry Potter, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland are familiar sights around the hospital these days, after an assortment of books was generously donated to the Children's Unit.

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It is time to make a difference and vote in The Royal Marsden’s Membership Council election.

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Results from a 20-year trial at the Royal Marsden have today revealed that tamoxifen, a drug that blocks oestrogen, reduces the risk of women developing ER-positive breast cancer by 39 per cent.

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From 19th February, the Central London congestion zone will be extended and will include The Royal Marsden Hospital's London site in Chelsea.

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One of the country’s first paediatric oncology research nurses has retired from The Royal Marsden Hospital after 30 years service.

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 Endless rice paddies, conical hats and ancient mountain villages will become a familiar sight to Amanda Pritchard this May, when she laces up her walking boots to trek the Great Wall of China.

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It won’t be all chocolate eggs and spring cleaning for the Martin sisters this Easter. The Guildford residents will be putting rubber to the road and cycling the length of the United Kingdom to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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We are gearing up for the next Membership Council elections and, over the next few weeks, we are looking for people to come forward and stand for election.

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Princes William and Harry have announced that a concert to commemorate the life of their mother will take place at Wembley Stadium on 1 July 2007. Proceeds from the event, called Concert for Diana, will go to a number of charities including The Royal Marsden Hospital.

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Lisa Dougherty of The Royal Marsden Hospital has been recognised in the latest New Year’s Honours List.

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