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Read the full story"Our local communities are key to successful research”: Meet Maria Piggin
Maria Piggin is partnerships and training manager at the NIHR BRC Imperial Patient Experience Research Centre. In our latest blog, she discusses the importance of involving patients and members of…
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Read the full story“Organ donation is one of the most beautiful things that people can do”: Meet Frank Dor
Frank Dor is a consultant transplant surgeon, clinical lead for transplantation and the chair of the Trust’s Clinical Ethics Committee. Here, Frank discusses organ donation more widely and…
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Read the full story“Ovarian cancer – previously known as the silent killer – is not so silent anymore”: Meet Professor Christina Fotopoulou
Professor Christina Fotopoulou is a gynaecological oncology surgeon at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital and a leader in the field of ovarian cancer. Here, she discusses the diagnosis and…
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Read the full story“Around 250 people under 30 in the UK get diagnosed with breast cancer each year”: Meet Alex Barnao
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are over the age of 50, but younger women can also get breast cancer. Alex Barnao, communications…
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Read the full storyCompassionate Communities funding to support patients who are waiting for treatment
The Trust and Imperial Health Charity are working to improve the experience of those waiting for treatment. Dr Liz Bennett explains the Compassionate Communities programme and how organisations can…
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Read the full story"I knew the gut microbiome was important to our health and I wanted to focus my future career on understanding how": Meet James Kinross
An Imperial surgeon specialising in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health.