Professor Kenneth D Bagshawe CBE FRS FRCP FRCOG FRCRPosted on
The ACP was sad to hear of the recent death of Ken Bagshawe. A founding member of the ACP and a pioneer in the development of medical oncology in the UK, he was a consultant medical oncologist at Charing Cross and Emeritus Professor at Imperial College. An obituary for Ken can be found here.Posted on
National regimen-specific consent forms continue to be regularly reviewed and updated, in addition to new forms being released. New forms have recently been added for LUNG CANCER. All available forms are available on the CRUK website here. The UK Chemotherapy Board has also recently issued new guidance on: Hepatitis B testing - New position statement and gu...
Problem Solving in Cancer and FertilityPosted on
Awarded first prize in the BMA 2022 Medical Book Awards - Oncology category. Congratulations to Lena Karapanagiotou, Janine Mansi and co-editors. Further details of this title, and others in the ACP/EBN Problem Solving series of books, here. Discounts for ACP members.Posted on
Red blood cell stocks are currently low. The RCR and ACP have published recommendations for oncology teams for red blood cell transfusion in adults when red blood cell stocks are low. The recommendations are available herePosted on
The 37th Annual General Meeting of the ACP was held on Monday 3rd October 2022. The slide presentation is available to download.
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The ACP has collaborated with the RCR to develop a brand new e-learning resource on the Fundamentals of Cancer Genomics, targeted at medical and clinical oncologists, as well as HCPs involved in the care of patients with cancer.
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Friday 14 October 2022 @ Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Leeds.
This workshop aims to highlight some of the new advances in the rapidly expanding field of biotherapies. This includes immunotherapies and novel indications, cellular therapies and technologies and advances in liquid biopsies. Presentations by leading experts will be facilitated with the case-based discussion and interactive panel discussions regarding developments and patients' cancer care.
ESMO Elections - Sanjay PopatPosted on
The ACP is proud to announce that Professor Sanjay Popat, thoracic oncologist at the Royal Marsden, is a candidate for the ESMO Director of Public Policy. ESMO members should have received details of the Executive Board elections (full information and link to the electronic ballot here) and the ACP encourages you to vote.Posted on
Applications are invited for the 2022 ACP Prizes (each £1,000). Open to UK trainees in Medical Oncology who are members of the Association of Cancer Physicians.
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The Expert Panel was established to conduct an independent evaluation of the Government’s progress against its policy commitments in the area of cancer services in England.