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The brand new Maggie’s at The Royal Marsden is open
14 October 2019
The brand new Maggie’s at The Royal Marsden is open Monday-Friday 9-5pm and is offering free cancer support and information for people with cancer in a purpose-built, architecturally-designed centre on Cotswold Road, next to The Royal Marsden in Sutton.
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Elizabeth Hurley visits The Royal Marsden for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
7 October 2019
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, The Royal Marsden teamed up with Estee Lauder Companies to host a special visit from Elizabeth Hurley, global ambassador for the Estee Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Campaign, to raise awareness of breast cancer and of the progress being made in research.
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2019 Staff Flu Vaccinations campaign at The Royal Marsden
1 October 2019
We at The Royal Marsden launch our 2019 Flu campaign to vaccinate staff working closely with patients.
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Breast cancer drug outperforms targeted hormone therapy in some men with advanced prostate cancer
30 September 2019
A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective at slowing progression and improving survival in some men with advanced prostate cancer than modern targeted hormone treatments, phase III clinical trial findings reveal.
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Research on a mesothelioma trial suggests important clues to providing improved treatments for thousands of patients each year
30 September 2019
Professor Sanjay Popat, Consultant Medical Oncologist presented his research which compared the effects of immunotherapy with the checkpoint inhibitor, pembrolizumab, to standard chemotherapy after patients with mesothelioma relapsed on or after their first treatment.
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Combination immunotherapy drugs herald new hope for melanoma patients with long term survival rates hitting an all-time high
28 September 2019
A combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, has stopped or reversed the progression of advanced melanoma for five years or more in one in two patients, according to a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
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Largest ever trial in postoperative prostate cancer patients confirms that men can be spared radiotherapy after surgery
27 September 2019
Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery, according to late breaking results from a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
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World Pharmacists Day 2019
25 September 2019
The Pharmacy Department at the Royal Marsden employs a team of around 180 Pharmacy Assistants, Technicians and Pharmacists across the three main hospital sites.
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MR Linac- One year on
24 September 2019
The Royal Marsden treated its first cervical cancer patient using the pioneering MR Linac just weeks before we marked our first year of treating patients.
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Targeted drug for paediatric patients receives EU approval
23 September 2019
A new class of cancer drug that was trialled in the Oak Paediatric and Adolescent Drug Development Unit at The Royal Marsden has been approved for use in Europe.
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