The Palliative Care Guidelines developed by a collaboration of UK Cancer networks, and the Welsh Palliative Care Implementation Group. Additional material is provided by Dr Ian Back.
StageCRAFT. Brilliant little bit of software this which aids in working out the TNM staging of various cancer types. It was developed by UK radiologist Martin Crowe and is free to download.
The website hosts some useful resources including training information for the Oncology/Haematology 24-Hour Triage: Rapid Assessment and Access Toolkit.
This online event will present a summary of the most significant treatment advances presented at the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium®. Presentations will be given by key opinion leaders and focus on the latest research with in-depth analysis and discussion to improve the current standard of cancer care in breast cancer.
Registration for the event is FREE and is now open, final pr... Read More...
The UK Chemotherapy Board has produced a guidance document which addresses key questions raised by health care professionals relating to the administration of the Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AZ and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in patients on SACT. Updated in December 2021.
A link to the document is here.
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The ACP is delighted to be hosting the first officially licensed Best of ASCO event in the UK, in collaboration with OncologyEducation.
The livestreaming cross-tumour event will summarise the most significant treatment advances presented at the 2021 ASCO Meeting.
Chaired by Professors David Cunningham and Samreen Ahmed, panelists will provide a comprehensive overview of ASCO 2021 includi... Read More...
The ACP recently surveyed its members for their views on closer collaboration between medical and clinical oncology, with the poll subsequently shared with medical oncology colleagues who may not be ACP members. The poll is now closed.
We would like to encourage all medical oncologists (consultants and trainees) to join the ACP (or re-join, if your membership has lapsed).&n... Read More...
The ACP acknowledges the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society, the entire UK health service, and especially on the provision of cancer care. With many lessons already learned from the first peak, we are now in a better position to use this knowledge to help inform and adapt our clinical practice and overcome the challenges of continuing to provide and maintain safe and effecti... Read More...
The ACP acknowledges the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society, the entire UK health service, and especially on the provision of cancer care. With many lessons already learned from the first peak, we are now in a better position to use this knowledge to help inform and adapt our clinical practice and overcome the challenges of continuing to provide and maintain safe and effecti... Read More...
The ACP is delighted that the most recent title in the award-winning Problem Solving series has now been published by EBN Health. Details here.
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A new strategy and guidance paper on Acute Oncology Services, a collaborative report from the RCR, ACP and RCP, has been published. It outlines how patients benefit from access to a dedicated AOS, highlights the varied, but improving, provision of AOS around the UK, and calls for greater protection, resourcing and clinical leadership of these services.
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Join the ACP for the FREE Best of SABCS® UK 2022 - Monday 31st January 6.30pm
Join the ACP for the Best of ASCO® 2021 - Monday 5th July 4.00-6.30pm