Author Archives: HCA Cancer Care

Dr Andy Gaya is a consultant clinical oncologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals, The Harley Street Clinic & The London Oncology Clinic

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: September 2, 2010
Until recently, the only treatment option for patients with inoperable pancreatic tumours that have not yet spread was a combination of conventional chemo with radiotherapy, which uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. However, because this is ...
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CyberKnife – a new treatment that minimises the risks of radiotherapy

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: September 2, 2010
Robert Ferrant was one of the first in Britain to undergo the procedure at The Harley Street Clinic. I'd never any problems with my health. But while on holiday in the U.S. in 2008 I developed a ...
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BREAST cancer survivors have set up a support group to help other patients through their diagnosis and treatment

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: September 2, 2010
Pink Buddies, based at London Bridge Hospital, is run by women all of whom have had breast cancer themselves. The group, which meets twice a month, offers a range of services to breast cancer patients including visits ...
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e-QIT, The Revolutionary Electronic Quality Inspection Tool

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: July 22, 2010
Cleanliness is one of the top priorities for patients being admitted to hospital. Patients and their families want to know they are being ...
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Professor Sina Dorudi – Colorectal Surgeon

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: July 22, 2010
Professor Sina Dorudi is a Colorectal Surgeon based at The Princess Grace Hospital; he deals with diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum and anal canal. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the ...
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Rapid Arc – super-fast, super-accurate radiotherapy

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: April 22, 2010
RapidArc – the biggest advance in linear accelerator radiotherapy for many years - has proved to be a great success at the renowned Harley Street Clinic in London.
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The Harley Street Clinic help 37 year old Andry beat breast cancer

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: April 22, 2010
Andry Dimitriou, 37 years old - diagnosed with Breast Cancer in February 2007. Andry discovered a pea sized lump in her breast whilst ...
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UK’s first private Molecular Imaging Centre at The Harley Street Clinic

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: April 9, 2010
The Harley Street Clinic, the hub of the largest cancer care network outside the NHS, has opened the new centre at 154 Harley Street to provide specialist diagnostics and imaging for cancer, cardiac and other areas ...
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Lewis Thorne, Neurosurgeon at The Wellington Hospital

By HCA Cancer Care | Published: March 17, 2010
BEING diagnosed with a brain tumour can be a frightening experience. Here Lewis Thorne, Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Wellington Hospital, says there’s no need to panic.
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