Children and Young People’s Unit
The Children and Young People's Unit treats all types of cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma, solid tumours, and brain and spinal cord tumours in children and young people aged 1–24 years. This is done in The Royal Marsden's new 31-bed Oak Centre for Children and Young People, one of the largest comprehensive children and young people’s cancer centres in Europe.
The clinical service is provided by a team of paediatric, clinical and medical oncologists with on-site access to radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging, pathology, specialist cancer nursing, symptom care and pharmacy expertise.
Comprehensive and leading-edge treatment
As the Centre is based at The Royal Marsden, a world leader in cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education, patients benefit from receiving their treatment in a comprehensive cancer centre. Patients also have rapid access to high-quality cancer imaging such as CT, MRI and PET scans and the hospital’s on-site cyclotron facility.
Bone marrow transplants
The Royal Marsden is one of the largest UK bone marrow transplant units for patients with malignant disease. The Bone Marrow Transplant Team performs a wide range of transplants from different donors, including umbilical cord transplants.
It was accredited by the Joint Accreditation Committee of the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE) in 2009.
The team is supported by a state-of-the-art stem cell laboratory for the storage of bone marrow stem cells, and provides care for a wide range of malignant diseases. One of the major strategies at The Royal Marsden is to provide outstanding symptomatic and prophylactic care to minimise acute and long-term complications.
Leadership in research and drug development
The Royal Marsden has the largest paediatric inpatient drug development programme in the UK and is recognised as a world leader.
The programme was set up with the objective of improving survival rates for children and young people with cancer. Its central theme is a bench-to-bedside approach which aims to quickly bring new targeted therapies from the lab into the clinical setting. The ultimate goal is to develop personalised treatment options for children and young people.
Our partnership with The Institute of Cancer Research and other key organisations means we offer access to leading-edge clinical trials clinical trials of novel anti-cancer agents.
Staff
- Dr Julia Chisholm, Head of the Children and Young People’s Unit
- Dr Assunta Albanese, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
- Dr Anna-Karenia Anderson, Consultant Paediatric Palliative Care
- Dr Ayad Atra, Consultant in Paediatric Haematology
- Dr Lesley Edwards, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Dr Donna Lancaster, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
- Dr Daniel Levine, Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician
- Dr Lynley Marshall, Locum Consultant Drug Development
- Mr Bruce Okoye, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
- Dr Maria Pelidis, Consultant in Paediatric Haematology
- Dr Mike Potter, Consultant Paediatric Haemato-oncologist
- Dr Robert Self, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
- Dr Mary Taj, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
- Dr Sucheta Vaidya, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
- Dr Rachael Windsor, Macmillan Locum Consultant in Children and Young People’s Late Effects
- Dr Stergios Zacharoulis, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
- Mrs Amber Conley, Matron and Lead Nurse for Children
- Ms Louise Soanes, TCT Nurse Consultant for Adolescents and Young Adults
- Miss Vanessa Topp, Service Manager