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Skin (dermatology) cancer
Last updated on Friday, May 24, 2024
The dermatology service has four consultant dermatologists, speciality doctors and rotating specialist registrars along a skin cancer clinical nurse specialist. The dermatology department is situated at Clatterbridge Hospital and has an out-patient department that provides outpatient clinics, m...
read moreCancer
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
The population of the Wirral is currently 320,220, with a national ratio of 1:3 affected by cancer and 1:4 deaths annually are cancer related. WUTH diagnosis over 3,000 new cancers each year. Over 50% of people diagnosed survive beyond 10 years and It is estimated that there are 11,500 people liv...
read moreMeet the Teams
Last updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2024
There are currently 12 Cancer Specialities at WUTH which are spread between three divisions within the organisation. Each team has a Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and some teams have Cancer Care Co-ordinators (CCC). Although roles vary across the Trust, all teams aim to provide a quality...
read moreCancer spread to armpit
Last updated on Tuesday, August 27, 2024
ATNEC Study When breast cancer has spread to the armpit, extra treatment to the armpit (either surgery or radiotherapy) is usually given after chemotherapy, but this can have long-lasting side effects. This study aims to find out whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy that a person w...
read moreJoint Uro-oncology Clinic
Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021
This service offers an excellent opportunity for patients to meet both surgeons (urologist) and radio/chemotherapy doctors (oncologists) at the same time. This ensures the patients are given evidence based; balanced information and opportunities to ask questions in what can be a stressful time in...
read moreMyeloid Leukaemia
Last updated on Thursday, August 8, 2024
PROPEL What is the study about? Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts (MDS-EB2) is extremely challenging and patients often feel very tired (fatigued) have low mood, poor nutrition and be unable to do any exercise. Programmes that help pa...
read moreHaematology cancer
Last updated on Thursday, May 24, 2018
The Haematology teams for Wirral University Teaching Hospital and the Countess of Chester Hospital work closely together to provide specialist services to the population of Wirral and Chester. Our Trust has three Haematology Consultants, one Clinical Nurse Specialist for haematology and one Clin...
read moreHaematology
Last updated on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Haematology is the study of blood, the blood-forming organs and blood disease. The tests performed in this laboratory help in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions including: Leukaemia Anaemia Coagulation (clotting) disorders A broad range of haematological tests are performed in the...
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