Acute oncology service
Contact
- General Enquiries
- 020 3311 1234
About
The acute oncology service provides an organisational framework for the management of both cancer and treatment-related emergencies. We facilitate the rapid specialist assessment and management of patients presenting with an acute cancer or treatment-related condition.
Conditions and treatments
We treat conditions including:
- infections during cancer treatment
- cancer compressing the spinal cord
- infections or blood clots in long lines
- diarrhoea caused by a cancer treatment
- uncontrolled nausea, vomiting or mouth soreness caused by a cancer treatment
- abnormal levels of salts in the blood
- excess fluid around the heart, lungs or abdomen requiring drainage
- symptoms from cancers in the brain
- low red blood cells or platelets requiring urgent transfusion
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Read the full storyMRI tool that can diagnose difficult cases of ovarian cancer to be tested at the Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is going to be part of a major trial that will evaluate a new MRI tool for diagnosing ovarian cancer. The new tool can identify cases of ovarian cancer which are difficult to diagnose using standard methods and…
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Read the full storyPioneering software set to improve NHS imaging services across north west London
Imperial College Healthcare is one of six NHS trusts in north west London that have formed a new network to improve imaging services – including x-ray, MRI and CT scans – to enable better care for cancer, stroke and a wide range of other conditions.
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Read the full storyCutting edge radiotherapy equipment installed at Charing Cross Hospital
Cancer patients are benefitting from the next generation of radiotherapy treatment thanks to two new state of the art linear accelerator machines (LINACS) installed at Charing Cross Hospital.
