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Wirral oncology centre treats 100th patient with radical cancer therapy - Wirral Globe 19th October 2009
"CLATTERBRIDGE Centre for Oncology has treated its 100th prostate cancer patient with a special form of therapy.
Brachytherapy, initially introduced at the hospital thanks to a generous donation from Wirral and North Cheshire Prostate Cancer Support Group, is firmly established as one of the most successful ways to treat early stage prostate cancer. "
A ray of light can kill cancer cells without leaving terrible scars - so why are so few offered it? - Daily Mail 13th October 2009
"One of the most frightening aspects of being diagnosed with cancer is that the treatment can be harsh. You may be disfigured by surgery or damaged by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Imagine your relief, then, to discover that there is a properly tested, officially approved treatment that avoids the worst side-effects. Now imagine your anger when you discover that only a very few people can get this treatment on the NHS. "
Former nurse: I feel let down after cancer was missed - Lancashire Telegraph 19th September 2009
A WOMAN wrongly cleared of breast cancer said today that she felt "let down" by her treatment.
The former nurse, who did not want to give her name, was one of 18 women affected by the blunders at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Barnoldswick grandmother tells how trust failed to spot breast cancer - Lancashire Telegraph 19th September 2009
A GRANDMOTHER wrongly given the all clear from breast cancer has told of her ordeal and said: It shouldn’t ever have happened.
Glenys Thompson, 58, is one of the 14 women whose diagnosis was delayed after the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust failed to spot the disease.
'Lawsuits may follow' cancer failures - Lancashire Telegraph 18th September 2009
A HOSPITAL trust could be hit by costly compensation claims after it failed to spot 14 women had breast cancer, according to legal experts.
Medical negligence solicitors said the blunders at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust were ‘frighteningly similar’ to a case in Manchester which saw a five-figure compensation payout.
Fourteen women diagnosed with breast cancer after faulty mammograms - The Guardian 17th September 2009
Consultant radiologist under investigation after East Lancashire hospitals breast screening results re-examined
Cancer missed in 14 women at East Lancs Hospitals Trust - Lancashire Telegraph 17th September 2009
FOURTEEN women have been told they have breast cancer after a consultant failed to spot their illness.
A radiologist is being investigated after 355 mammograms had to be re-checked when colleagues raised concerns at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Cancer blow for women in screening mix-up - The Independent 17th September 2009
Fourteen women have been told they have breast cancer after a consultant conducted faulty mammograms, hospital bosses said today.
The women were given the devastating news after colleagues of the consultant, a senior radiologist working for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, raised concerns about his work.
Radiologist turns scans into art - The Sunday Telegraph 23rd August 2009
A radiologist has turned scans of his patients' hearts, teeth and other body parts into works of art.
Lives put at risk by lack of new X-ray facilities, claims senior doctor - The Telegraph 3rd February 2009
Patients are being denied a life-saving X-ray treatment because of the way NHS funding works, claims the country's most senior radiologist.
X-ray surgery 'lacking' in UK - BBC Health News 3rd February 2009
Patients are being denied a life-saving X-ray treatment because of the way NHS funding works, the UK's most senior radiologist has said.
Interventional radiology (IR) can be used in a range of procedures from "cooking" cancerous tumours to stemming blood loss in women after childbirth.
Lives 'put at risk by lack of new X-ray facilities' - The Independent 3rd February 2009
Patients are dying unnecessarily because hospitals fail to provide modern X-ray facilities that enable the safest treatments to be delivered, Britain's most senior radiology specialist has warned.
Nine out of 10 hospitals lack round-the-clock access to staff and equipment capable of providing interventional radiology, which has been shown to save lives, even though the facilities are cheaper and less risky than conventional surgery, Professor Andy Adam, president of the Royal College of Radiologists, said.
Cancer care revolution - Liverpool Echo 2nd December 2008
A CANCER hospital is curing patients, reducing treatment times and cutting waiting lists thanks to a revolutionary new treatment.
Clatterbridge centre for oncology is the first in the UK to offer patients the new RapidArc treatment using a machine called a linear accelerator to send powerful X-rays through tumours.
Radiology review in final stages - BBC Health News 14th August 2008
A review of work carried out by a Scottish radiologist in Ireland is close to being completed, the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) said.
Cases dealt with by Dr James Murray and others at a hospital in Scotland have also been re-examined by NHS Highl
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