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18 May 2012: Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Audit
A recent audit carried out by the retroperitoneal sarcoma team at UCLH and RFH has shown excellent outcomes for the service. The team collected data on all retroperitoneal surgery carried out in 2010 ...
17 May 2012: Information for bone sarcoma patients
The National Specialised Commissioning Group has recently commissioned PICKER to survey patients who have been seen in a specialist centre. If you are a patient with bone sarcoma you may receive ...
10 May 2012: London Sarcoma Service run 5km for Sarcoma UK
London Sarcoma Service run 5km for Sarcoma UK 14 staff members from the London Sarcoma Service are running 5km in order to promote public awareness of sarcoma and raise money for Sarcoma UK. Repre...
Pathologists at RNOH identified the first recurrent genetic abnormality (mutations) in cartilaginous tumours. They found that close to 60% of chondrosarcomas have abnormalities in the gene isocit...
08 May 2012: The Consensus and Editorial Meeting of the WHO Classification of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone
The Consensus and Editorial Meeting of the WHO Classification of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone took place in Zurich last month for 3 days. The new edition of the classification will be pub...
02 May 2012: London Sarcoma Support hosting dinner at Maggie's
Everyone is welcome to come and join the London Sarcoma Support Group for a social evening and dinner in support of Sarcoma Awareness Week When: &nb...
25 April 2012: Calling all patients: Would you like to make a difference to our Service?!
The London Sarcoma Service has recently established a User Forum which meets bi-monthly to discuss themed areas within the patient pathway - giving constructive feedback and helping us to drive forwar...
20 April 2012: Abdominal Sarcomas
Since 2010 with the centralisation of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Sarcoma surgery at the Royal Free Hospital this has created one of the leading centres for complex surgery in the UK. Patients w...
11 April 2012: New Referral Forms and Contact Details
For GPs and referring hospitals: Please note that we have recently updated our referral forms which can be downloaded from this website http://www.londonsarcoma.org/referral-if-you-are-a-doctor.a...
03 April 2012: UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre now open!
The University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre welcomed its first patients on Monday 2nd April 2012, offering the most advanced service of its kind in the UK . The majority of depart...
12 March 2012: University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The new University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre opens on Monday 2nd April 2012. This brand new, purpose-built facility will redefine cancer care by putting the needs of patients at th...
20 February 2012: Sarcoma Radiotherapy Research
Radiotherapy is a fundamental part of local therapy in the curative treatment for all types of sarcomas. This is a patient group where radiotherapy has been relatively poorly explored compared to the ...
07 February 2012: London Sarcoma Service top global recruiter for the EURAMOS-1 study
Successful accrual to the EURAMOS-1 study has recently completed: 2260 patients were registered from 18 countries. The UK was the 3 rd largest recruiting country with 298 patients registered, 13% of ...