New Chair of Board appointed
Mrs Cathy Williams has been appointed as the new Chair of the Paul Strickland Scanner Centre Trustee Board, following the retirement of Dr Terry Wright.
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Metastatic breast cancer hope
Research made possible by a gift left in her Will by a supporter of PSSC finds that whole-body MRI could drastically improve metastatic breast cancer care.
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Low-dose CT imaging for cancer
Collaborative project between Paul Strickland Scanner Centre and Mount Vernon Hospital shows how patients can be spared excess radiation.
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Centre joins project that could speed up cancer diagnosis
We’ve joined a pilot study for the Vague Symptoms Pathway (VSP), a programme that could one day lead to a faster diagnosis of cancer for patients. The programme aims to
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‘My practice is centred on the patient’
André Nunes, who recently returned to us from an important role in central London, writes about the role of the technologist. ‘I was born in Portugal and moved to the
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PROSTAGRAM trial results published
Results of the PROSTAGRAM trial, held at Imperial College London and Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, have just been published in the prestigious medical journal, JAMA Oncology.
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Pass on something wonderful
Leaving a gift in your Will allows us to take patient care to the next level, driving long-term improvements in cancer care.
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New PET-CT service at Lister Hospital in Stevenage improves patient access
Paul Strickland Scanner Centre has teamed up with the NHS and InHealth to improve access to PET-CT scans for cancer patients who might find it more convenient to have their scans in Stevenage.
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Prostate cancer – Drastic reduction in biopsies is possible
The extent to which MRI scans can spare men suspected of having prostate cancer unnecessary biopsies and prevent needless treatment has been highlighted by an authoritative new research paper.
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Short MRI scan outperforms PSA in detecting aggressive prostate cancer in the PROSTAGRAM screening trial
A short MRI scan is better at detecting aggressive prostate cancer than the commonly used Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test, according to a groundbreaking medical research trial held at Imperial College London and Paul Strickland Scanner Centre.
Centre to take delivery of England’s second Posijet® automatic injector
More patients will soon be able to have a PET-CT scan at Paul Strickland Scanner Centre on any given day, thanks to a new medical device.
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Course delegates praise ‘world-class expertise’
Our recent two-day oncological imaging course, organised in association with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, has received glowing feedback from delegates.
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