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Clinical trial gives new hope to paediatric patient William and his family
23 September 2020
In May 2013 at just four months old, William was diagnosed with a glioneuronal tumour, a rare form of brain cancer. Today his family shares his story to help raise awareness of the disease during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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Pioneering CyberKnife radiotherapy treats first patients at The Royal Marsden, Sutton
22 September 2020
Cancer patients will be able to benefit from the very latest in radiotherapy technology following the arrival of a state-of-the-art CyberKnife treatment unit, the only model of its kind in the UK.
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20-year research breakthrough offers new hope for high risk patients with HR+ breast cancer
20 September 2020
New treatment for breast cancer patients who are at a high risk of recurrence has been shown to reduce the risk by 25%.
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Adjuvant immunotherapy treatment leads to long term survival rates for melanoma patients
19 September 2020
Immunotherapy drug nivolumab demonstrated a significant improvement in recurrence-free survival in resected stage 3 adjuvant melanoma patients with over 75% of patients surviving over 4 years post treatment.
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Significant step forward in ovarian cancer treatment
18 September 2020
Almost half of patients who received a targeted drug during treatment for newly diagnosed BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer remain disease free after five years.
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The Royal Marsden Annual General Meeting 2020
17 September 2020
On Tuesday 15 September we hosted our Annual General Meeting 2020.
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Flu vaccination campaign 2020
17 September 2020
We have launched our flu campaign to vaccinate staff working closely with patients.
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Lung cancer drug osimertinib recommended for lung cancer patients
15 September 2020
On Friday [11 September 2020], NICE published new draft guidance recommending the use of lung cancer drug osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an EGFR mutation) for NHS patients.
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Royal Marsden leads as first UK site for new paediatric clinical trial, offering new hope for children and young people with cancer who have relapsed
4 September 2020
Children and young people in the UK with cancers that have come back can now get rapid access to new personalised treatments quicker than ever before thanks to a national tumour biopsy sequencing platform and clinical trial.
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Annual Inpatient Survey ranks The Royal Marsden as one of the best places in England to receive care
31 July 2020
The Royal Marsden is one of the best places in England to receive care, according to recent results published by the Care Quality Commission.
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