Surgery and Cancer
@ImperialSandC
Followers
5K
Following
9K
Media
1K
Statuses
7K
Department of Surgery and Cancer @ImperialCollege part of the Faculty of Medicine @ImperialMed. Pioneering world class research and teaching.
Imperial College London
Joined April 2016
RT @ImperialMed: How do you turn a supermarket into a science lab? 🛒. @imperialrimo's Escape Room helped Black heritage students in @imperi….
imperial.ac.uk
CODIET ESCAPE ROOM - The hands-on engagement activity has been designed by members of the RIMO team as a way to connect a wide range of audiences with the CoDiet project
0
2
0
RT @MSkLab1: Srikar Namireddy presenting his prize-winning BSc project at this week's lab meeting. A superb collaboration with Mayo Clinic,….
0
1
0
RT @ImperialMDR: A new global systematic review and meta-analysis reveals the urgent need to overhaul hepatitis B care delivery to meet th….
imperial.ac.uk
GLOBAL HEPATITIS B CARE - A new global systematic review and meta-analysis reveals the urgent need to overhaul hepatitis B care delivery to meet the WHO 2030 elimination goals.
0
1
0
Huge congratulations to S&C's Andrew Hartle (@startle65) on being appointed Chief Medical Officer for @stjohnambulance 👏 . In the role he will champion clinical excellence & provide strategic oversight for the charity’s medical operations and services ⬇️.
1
2
12
RT @ImperialIdeas: 🚶‍♀️Potential game-changer for hip replacements: 👵👴 And more than that, it's another step to re….
0
5
0
RT @ImperialMed: It’s #WorldBreastfeedingWeek! 🍼 . Take a look at a blog written last year by @DrNShenke from @ImperialSandC, highlighting….
blogs.imperial.ac.uk
Dr Natalie Shenker MBE explores how milk banks can help in the much-needed transformation of perinatal healthcare in the UK.
0
4
0
RT @ImperialMDR: A national survey of obstetricians and gynaecologists, led by researchers in MDR, has revealed high levels of burnout in t….
imperial.ac.uk
CLINICIAN WELLNESS - A national survey of obstetricians and gynaecologists has revealed high levels of burnout in the sector since the COVID-19 pandemic.
0
1
0
RT @HannaGroup_ICL: Our protocol for the COBRA2 study, aiming to develop and validate a non-invasive breath test to detect colorectal cance….
bmccancer.biomedcentral.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in the United Kingdom. The five-year survival rate from CRC is only 10% when discovered at a late stage, but can exceed 90% if...
0
6
0
A new style of hip implant that enables women to have a type of hip surgery previously only suitable for men has been awarded a CE mark. Find out more ⬇️.
imperial.ac.uk
ENHANCED HIP SURGERY - A new style of hip implant that enables women to have a type of hip surgery previously only suitable for men has been awarded a CE mark.
0
1
2
Express your interest in joining this initiative and taking part in the Delphi process to develop the guidelines ⬇️. @NIHRresearch @IVDHRC @ImperialBRC @MichaelGFadel @HannahKettley @HannaGroup_ICL @CSPRG_Imperial @LSHTM @CampbellReviews @EQUATORNetwork.
forms.office.com
0
4
3
Researchers from S&C and other institutions are developing EDI reporting guidelines that will provide a set of minimum items to help the research community describe EDI methods or techniques in studies with human participants. Read the @bmj_latest paper ⬇️.
1
3
3
RT @imperialcollege: "It’s the future generations that are really going to suffer.". Dr James Kinross @ImperialMed discusses the importance….
0
2
0
RT @ImperialMed: From personal tragedy to purpose. Maryam Alfa-Wali (@Ecosurg), trauma surgeon at @ImperialNHS and lecturer at @ImperialSa….
0
1
0
Weight loss surgery tourism is booming, but S&C's Ahmed Ahmed warns patient safety is at risk. Around 4M Britons are eligible for bariatric surgery, yet only 5,000 UK procedures a year are done, pushing many to seek cheaper, riskier options.
theguardian.com
Despite popularity of weight loss jabs, more Britons are going abroad for surgery, analysis suggests
0
0
2
RT @ImperialMed: Prof Lord Ara Darzi, writing in the @ObserverUK, warns that axing the @FlemingFund, Britain’s landmark antimicrobial resis….
observer.co.uk
The planned dismantling of the world’s largest fund to fight antimicrobial resistance could contribute to millions of deaths worldwide
0
4
0
"It’s the future generations that are really going to suffer". Our gut #microbiome is in decline, and the sharp rise in diseases like #cancer and diabetes could be the result. S&C's Dr James Kinross speaks to @guardian🎙️.
theguardian.com
Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Dr James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, about why the human microbiome is in decline, how modern...
0
1
1
RT @ImperialMed: Meet Dr Laura Tookman from @ImperialSandC 👋. She is working with the iCARE team to transform how we understand #OvarianCan….
imperial.ac.uk
TREATING OVARIAN CANCER - How Dr Laura Tookman and the iCARE Team Are Collaborating to Understand numbers on Ovarian Cancer
0
3
0
Imperial researchers develop an #AI system that personalises treatment for Helicobacter pylori - the world’s leading cause of gastric cancer. Find out more⬇️.
0
1
7
DNA’s hidden shape reveals target to reverse ovarian cancer chemoresistance. An unusual DNA structure may hold the key to treating one of the deadliest cancers affecting women, which claims over 200,000 lives globally each year. ⬇️.
imperial.ac.uk
REVERSING OVARIAN CANCER - An unusual DNA structure may hold the key to treating one of the deadliest cancers affecting women, which claims over 200,000 lives globally each year
0
0
2
Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and impoverished areas have a higher likelihood of dying in intensive care. S&C led research analysed 14 years of data on more than 160,000 critically ill children living in the UK. Find out more ⬇️.
imperial.ac.uk
INTENSIVE CARE INEQUITIES - Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those in more impoverished areas have a higher likelihood of dying in intensive care.
0
3
3