by JYOTI SHAH | Apr 3, 2016 | Burton Hospital, Cancer, Prostate Cancer
We were not sure how it was going to go, but our campaign to raise awareness about prostate cancer in the community has been successful. It was a collaboration between Burton’s Queens Hospital and Burton Albion Football Club where the idea was to encourage as...
by JYOTI SHAH | Mar 10, 2016 | Equality, NHS
Some fantastic events and ideas came across to mark International Women’s Day. It is also so wonderful that more and more countries are participating but sadly it is still not enough as there are many regions of the world who show little regard for equality. As...
by JYOTI SHAH | Dec 18, 2015 | Cancer, Equality, NHS
I am honoured to be adopted by Macmillan. Normally it is the nurses and other professionals who get adopted, but it looks like that I am one of the first consultant surgeons to get such an opportunity. It is just not me but my team Sarah Minns and Tyra Stevens have...
by JYOTI SHAH | Nov 3, 2015 | Cancer, NHS
A new cancer treatment strategy is on the horizon that experts say could be a game-changer and spare patients the extreme side effects of existing options such as chemotherapy. Chemotherapy and other current cancer treatments are brutal, scorched-earth affairs that...
by JYOTI SHAH | Aug 11, 2015 | Cancer
There have been several updates from Cancer Research UK, so here is a brief summary. 5 Type of Prostate Cancer Cancer Research UK scientists have for the first time identified that there are 5 distinct types of prostate cancer and found a way to distinguish between...
