Have you visited the cancer information centre at our Withington site?

Our team is there to give you general information about cancer and The Christie. They can also signpost you to other support services which may be useful.

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Congratulations to Professor Fiona Blackhall, our head of research, who is the new cancer cluster lead at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

The themes covered in the cluster are prevention and early detection, advanced radiotherapy, cancer precision medicine and living with and beyond cancer.

🌟 Book your place for our Spotlight event 🌟

Our first event will shine a spotlight on #Melanoma Research, featuring talks by Professor Paul Lorigan and Dr Rebecca Lee

📅 Monday 22 April
🕥 10:30 - 12:00
📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building

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Dr. Laura Woodhouse's research is looking at the genetic patterns of lung cancer KRAS mutations to help identify alternative treatment options.

Congratulations on the award win.🏆

Siobhain Howard is the first woman in Europe to trial a new hormone therapy that prevents breast cancer from coming back.

Current options are highly effective, but researchers are assessing whether the new drug could be even more so.

Full story
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Biomarkers - genes, proteins and other molecules that tell us about a person's cancer - are key to personalising treatment.

Read about how Dr. Sara Valpione and biomarker experts at the CRUK Manchester Institute are improving biomarker tests for upper GI cancer.

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Research has shown that exercise is safe, possible and helpful for many people with cancer.

You should always check with your doctor before starting any sort of physical activity. 💪

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April is #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth .

It's important to know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer. If you have any concerns, your GP would like to see you. Learn more: bit.ly/GMbowelcancer
#GMBowelCancer

Two Christie nurses have been recognised for their efforts to encourage greener nursing. Angela Hayes, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Alexandra Langstaff, Ward Sister, were both named as Sustainability Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing Awards.

We're been shortlisted for four Greater Manchester Cancer Awards - team science, commitment to equality, early career researcher and outstanding care. 🏆

Congratulations to all the nominees.
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Following the IT outage we suffered yesterday (Wednesday 27 March), the majority of our systems have now been restored. Patients are asked to attend for appointments today as normal. We apologise for any delays this has caused.

📢 Update on IT outage at The Christie📢

We hope the issue will be resolved overnight. Our hotline and switchboard are still working so patients can contact us as normal in this way.

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One of the components of the ground-breaking STAMPEDE study proved the effectiveness of abiraterone as a novel hormone therapy for treating men with advanced prostate cancer.

Hear more from Professor Clarke. 👇

#ProstateCancer #ProstateCancer Awareness

At The Christie we do all we can to support a greener NHS. The first annual Greener Nurses and Midwives Week is being held this week, encouraging nurses and midwives to make sustainable changes for the benefit of the public, our profession, and the NHS.
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Congratulations to our experimental cancer medicine team who have won a Bionow social impact award for redistributing more than 10,000 pieces of surplus clinical trial equipment to around 100 clinics in Africa.

Read more about the project
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Fiona Jenkinson is a nurse at #TheChristie . She's also a priest with our multi-faith spiritual care service.

The team is made up of faith leaders and volunteers. They're there to support staff and patients of all faiths, and none.

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