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The Royal Marsden: Gynaecological Cancers 2-Day Conference

Programme to reflect the breadth of professional expertise required to care for women with gynaecological cancers, and their diverse needs with an emphasis on practical skills. This study day is aimed at medical, nursing and allied health care professionals who are involved in the care of individuals with gynaecological cancer.

Treatment of low-risk basal cell carcinoma and actinic

The first paper of this topic explored skin cancer recognition, patient education and sun safety. The second part focused on practical guidance for aesthetic nurses, should a patient present with a suspicious skin lesion. The author maintains that aesthetic nurses...

Correcting lower lateral cartilage absence

Congenital absence of the lower lateral nasal cartilage is rare. The authors discuss correcting the absence using an open approach technique to harvest septal cartilage. This is then fashioned into a shield graft and a supporting strut graft to define...

Evolution of skin grafting for treatment of burns

This is an interesting review looking at the history of the use of skin grafts and the evolution of grafting, including a paragraph on future concepts. The review is broken down into chronological sections describing different skin grafting techniques that...

The superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap in intraoral reconstruction

There can be little disagreement that a groin flap, or one of its derivatives, can leave behind a scar which is without problems (except, perhaps to a pole dancer). Thus popularisation of such a flap is much to be desired,...

The Royal Marsden: Uro-Oncology Study Day

This study day will provide a greater understanding of urological cancers.

The Royal Marsden: Demystifying the Science Behind Targeted Treatments and Immunotherapies for Upper GI & Bowel Cancers

Dr Elaine Vickers will provide an overview of Upper GI & Bowel Cancers.

The Royal Marsden: Demystifying the Science Behind Targeted Treatments and Immunotherapies for Prostate, Bladder & Kidney Cancers Study Day

Dr Elaine Vickers will provide an introduction to the science behind a wide variety of targeted therapies and immunotherapies given to people with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer.