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Centre Talk Newsletter - January 2002 Cancer Tsar's Encouragement On a cold wet night in September, National Cancer
Director Professor Mike The audience of local healthcare professionals
as well as Centre members The Royal Marsden's Consultant Oncologist, Dr John Yarnold then described recent advances in radiotherapy, with imaging devices to shape the radio beam, so reducing complications to internal organs. There has been a 20% fall in mortality rates for breast cancer, although numbers have risen since women are living longer. Finally, Mayday's
Director of Cancer Services, Consultant Mr Stephen Ebbs Evidently impressed, Prof. Richards reports "Health
professionals and voluntary Terry Garrigan Back to Centre Talk Newsletter
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included lessor known developments: GPs faxing hospitals to arrange
an appointment before the cancer patient leaves the surgery; PSA
blood test to screen for prostate cancer available from GPs on demand,
with adequate information; breast screening age raised to 70 years;
diet improving measures such as five pieces offruit/veg per day
and piloting in deprived areas the issue of a piece of fruit daily
to schoolchildren of 4-6 yrs.