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The Friarage Hospital has launched a leading edge cancer service to provide faster diagnosis for patients who do not have obvious cancer symptoms. If a GP is concerned that a patient may have cancer, but they only have vague symptoms and do not meet the usual criteria for an urgent two week cancer referral, they can now book them into the rapid diagnostic centre (RDC) for further tests.
People with possible cancer symptoms are being urged to talk to their GPs and make use of NHS services to as part of a new campaign by The Northern Cancer Alliance.
Christina Selmi, 65, of Middlesbrough, returns home just five days after having tumour removed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health officials across Teesside are urging people to contact their GP if they have a symptom they are worried about as urgent GP hospital referrals for suspected cancer fall by 75% during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hypnotherapy is helping patients overcome their fears so they can undergo complex cancer treatment at The James Cook University Hospital.
The next meeting of the Friarage Breast Cancer Support Group will be held on Wednesday 20 November at 7pm.
Being a therapeutic radiographer is a very rewarding career. Why not come all to The James Cook University Hospital Radiotherapy Careers Open Day on Saturday 19 October 2019, 10am to 12pm to find out more?
Mike McCann a 77-year-old fell runner completed his 25th Swaledale Marathon to raise awareness of prostate cancer and money for South Tees Hospitals Charity following his second battle with the disease.
The new cancer centre at the Friarage Hospital has won the Community Benefit Award at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Yorkshire and Humber regional finals. The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, a purpose built £10million building offers the very best in cancer care. Designed and developed to provide the best possible environment for those living with cancer.
The James Cook University Hospital has become the first NHS hospital in the North to offer a cutting-edge implant to prostate cancer patients which can reduce radiotherapy side effects by up to 70%. SpaceOAR® hydrogel is injected into the space between the prostate and the rectum before treatment to reduce radiation exposure and minimise damage to healthy tissue.