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…
Cancer
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…
Robotic Prostatectomy – The Gold Standard
In my view, robotic surgery is superior to an open radical prostatectomy. For one thing, you get a much better…
The Dignity of Cancer Patients
The latest issue of Cancer World, the bi-monthly magazine published by the European School of Oncology, features a 'sting' carried…