Richard Simcock
@breastdocuk.bsky.social
30 years #NHS
#breastcancer Oncologist #Brighton
Chief Medical Officer Macmillan Cancer Support
#breastcancer Oncologist #Brighton
Chief Medical Officer Macmillan Cancer Support
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Richard Simcock
@breastdocuk.bsky.social
· Nov 20
So here’s a starter pack of the UK Oncologists I’ve found so far - LMK who I have missed and I will follow and add.
Multiple calls to our Macmillan helplines about Ivermectin.
Always check with your medical teams or call us at Macmillan but in this piece I’m clear that there is no current place for it in treatment protocols.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2114...
Always check with your medical teams or call us at Macmillan but in this piece I’m clear that there is no current place for it in treatment protocols.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2114...
Warning issued over drug touted as miracle cancer cure
Actor Mel Gibson claimed his friends had become cancer-free after taking the drug.
www.express.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Multiple calls to our Macmillan helplines about Ivermectin.
Always check with your medical teams or call us at Macmillan but in this piece I’m clear that there is no current place for it in treatment protocols.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2114...
Always check with your medical teams or call us at Macmillan but in this piece I’m clear that there is no current place for it in treatment protocols.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2114...
My Oncologist colleague Jo Stokoe is *right now* currently aiming to be the 165th person to swim the North Channel.
No wetsuit
Lions Mane jellyfish
And all in aid of the @RNLI and @SxCancerFund
Donate here 👇
www.justgiving.com/team/jos-nor...
No wetsuit
Lions Mane jellyfish
And all in aid of the @RNLI and @SxCancerFund
Donate here 👇
www.justgiving.com/team/jos-nor...
Team fundraising for Sussex Cancer Fund & RNLI
Help Joanna Stokoe raise money to support Sussex Cancer Fund
www.justgiving.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
My Oncologist colleague Jo Stokoe is *right now* currently aiming to be the 165th person to swim the North Channel.
No wetsuit
Lions Mane jellyfish
And all in aid of the @RNLI and @SxCancerFund
Donate here 👇
www.justgiving.com/team/jos-nor...
No wetsuit
Lions Mane jellyfish
And all in aid of the @RNLI and @SxCancerFund
Donate here 👇
www.justgiving.com/team/jos-nor...
Reposted by Richard Simcock
Dynamic-III guided ctDNA
Looks like ctDNA useful to predict recurrence (possible surrogate endpoint), but not yet found a role in predicting treatment escalation/de-escalation in Colorectal ca
#UKOF25
Looks like ctDNA useful to predict recurrence (possible surrogate endpoint), but not yet found a role in predicting treatment escalation/de-escalation in Colorectal ca
#UKOF25
June 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dynamic-III guided ctDNA
Looks like ctDNA useful to predict recurrence (possible surrogate endpoint), but not yet found a role in predicting treatment escalation/de-escalation in Colorectal ca
#UKOF25
Looks like ctDNA useful to predict recurrence (possible surrogate endpoint), but not yet found a role in predicting treatment escalation/de-escalation in Colorectal ca
#UKOF25
31 years ago I first started medic-ing alongside this lovely human @nikjohnson.bsky.social
To be back at #NHSConfedExpo and hearing from him how devolution could improve the public health was all that I didn’t know I needed
To be back at #NHSConfedExpo and hearing from him how devolution could improve the public health was all that I didn’t know I needed
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
31 years ago I first started medic-ing alongside this lovely human @nikjohnson.bsky.social
To be back at #NHSConfedExpo and hearing from him how devolution could improve the public health was all that I didn’t know I needed
To be back at #NHSConfedExpo and hearing from him how devolution could improve the public health was all that I didn’t know I needed
A trial at #ASCO25 showing that podcasts improve education and confidence in oncology trainees will be no surprise to
@radchat.bsky.social !
@radchat.bsky.social !
May 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A trial at #ASCO25 showing that podcasts improve education and confidence in oncology trainees will be no surprise to
@radchat.bsky.social !
@radchat.bsky.social !
People with cancer deserve truthful and understandable health information.
Macmillan are proud to have the PIF tick and to be a source of reliable cancer information
Macmillan are proud to have the PIF tick and to be a source of reliable cancer information
1 in 10 people have been harmed by health misinformation.
We are proud to partner with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social's Ethnography Centre of Excellence to highlight this important issue.
Our new film explores the impact of health misinformation – and how we tackle it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpCX...
We are proud to partner with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social's Ethnography Centre of Excellence to highlight this important issue.
Our new film explores the impact of health misinformation – and how we tackle it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpCX...
The impact of health misinformation
YouTube video by PIF – Patient Information Forum
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
People with cancer deserve truthful and understandable health information.
Macmillan are proud to have the PIF tick and to be a source of reliable cancer information
Macmillan are proud to have the PIF tick and to be a source of reliable cancer information
Because I want good news in my life…
New cancer centre approved at Brighton hospital www.bbc.com/news/article...
New cancer centre approved at Brighton hospital www.bbc.com/news/article...
New cancer centre approved at Royal Sussex Hospital
The cancer centre at the Brighton hospital will include more inpatient beds, the NHS trust says.
www.bbc.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Because I want good news in my life…
New cancer centre approved at Brighton hospital www.bbc.com/news/article...
New cancer centre approved at Brighton hospital www.bbc.com/news/article...
Runcorn worn by 6 votes on a turnout of only 46.2% tells me two things:
Your vote is always important
Too many people think it isn’t
Your vote is always important
Too many people think it isn’t
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Runcorn worn by 6 votes on a turnout of only 46.2% tells me two things:
Your vote is always important
Too many people think it isn’t
Your vote is always important
Too many people think it isn’t
A blog for Macmillan on misinformation in cancer
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
April 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A blog for Macmillan on misinformation in cancer
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
A blog for Macmillan on misinformation in cancer
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
April 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A blog for Macmillan on misinformation in cancer
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Inspired by this cartoon in The New Yorker exhibition currently at NY Public Library
www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Reposted by Richard Simcock
📌 Awareness of genomic testing among patients with breast cancer in Europe 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oncoalert.bsky.social #OncoAlertAF @breastdocuk.bsky.social
@csabadegi.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oncoalert.bsky.social #OncoAlertAF @breastdocuk.bsky.social
@csabadegi.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📌 Awareness of genomic testing among patients with breast cancer in Europe 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oncoalert.bsky.social #OncoAlertAF @breastdocuk.bsky.social
@csabadegi.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oncoalert.bsky.social #OncoAlertAF @breastdocuk.bsky.social
@csabadegi.bsky.social
Explaining genomic tests (Oncotype DX) can be difficult
The IMPARTER studies shows a that a video helps understanding:
bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
See post below for links to videos
The IMPARTER studies shows a that a video helps understanding:
bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
See post below for links to videos
Improving patient understanding of GEP test results (IMPARTER4): an RCT
Objective Explaining gene expression profiling (GEP) test results to patients can be challenging. We examined the utility of two 8 min films about Oncotype DX and Prosigna to aid the knowledge and dec...
bmjoncology.bmj.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Explaining genomic tests (Oncotype DX) can be difficult
The IMPARTER studies shows a that a video helps understanding:
bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
See post below for links to videos
The IMPARTER studies shows a that a video helps understanding:
bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
See post below for links to videos
Reposted by Richard Simcock
Since I just posted something the Post did that was very good, I am obligated to post this with the observation that this is very bad.
Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis
March 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Since I just posted something the Post did that was very good, I am obligated to post this with the observation that this is very bad.
A tight surgical glove.
Simple and elegant study of compression to reduce taxane neuropathy in people with #breastcancer acting as their own control (dominant hand)
Room for bias, a 20% withdrawal rate and small sample (n=101) but a meaningful reduction in CIPN
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Simple and elegant study of compression to reduce taxane neuropathy in people with #breastcancer acting as their own control (dominant hand)
Room for bias, a 20% withdrawal rate and small sample (n=101) but a meaningful reduction in CIPN
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Efficacy of Hand Cooling and Compression in Preventing Taxane-Induced Neuropathy
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of hand cooling and compression in reducing the risk of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with breast cancer.
jamanetwork.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A tight surgical glove.
Simple and elegant study of compression to reduce taxane neuropathy in people with #breastcancer acting as their own control (dominant hand)
Room for bias, a 20% withdrawal rate and small sample (n=101) but a meaningful reduction in CIPN
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Simple and elegant study of compression to reduce taxane neuropathy in people with #breastcancer acting as their own control (dominant hand)
Room for bias, a 20% withdrawal rate and small sample (n=101) but a meaningful reduction in CIPN
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Nicola Ranger from @rcn.org.uk on safe staffing:
There is legislation that a dog walker can have no more than 6 dogs
Yet no legal limit on how many sick people a nurse can be asked to manage
There is legislation that a dog walker can have no more than 6 dogs
Yet no legal limit on how many sick people a nurse can be asked to manage
March 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Nicola Ranger from @rcn.org.uk on safe staffing:
There is legislation that a dog walker can have no more than 6 dogs
Yet no legal limit on how many sick people a nurse can be asked to manage
There is legislation that a dog walker can have no more than 6 dogs
Yet no legal limit on how many sick people a nurse can be asked to manage
This obituary to Sheffield pathologist Kim Survana is a reminder that we can all choose to deal with cancer differently.
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This obituary to Sheffield pathologist Kim Survana is a reminder that we can all choose to deal with cancer differently.
Reposted by Richard Simcock
reality show host president, podcast host vice president
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
reality show host president, podcast host vice president
Reposted by Richard Simcock
A double bill of Rebecca Frecknall in one week (Cabaret on Broadway and Streetcar in the West End) has been amazing soul food.
I feel very lucky.
I feel very lucky.
February 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A double bill of Rebecca Frecknall in one week (Cabaret on Broadway and Streetcar in the West End) has been amazing soul food.
I feel very lucky.
I feel very lucky.
Reposted by Richard Simcock
I want to be clear once more that every single vaccine on the childhood vaccine schedule in the United States has already been subjected to a randomized clinical trial. There is no evidence that giving more than one of these vaccines within the time period specified by the schedule poses any risk.
February 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I want to be clear once more that every single vaccine on the childhood vaccine schedule in the United States has already been subjected to a randomized clinical trial. There is no evidence that giving more than one of these vaccines within the time period specified by the schedule poses any risk.
That incredible pair @radchat.bsky.social have launched their website
If you know you know
If you don't - have a look - kudos for their work to start building a library of clinical #radonc images across a range of skin tones and demographics
www.radchat.co.uk/image-library
If you know you know
If you don't - have a look - kudos for their work to start building a library of clinical #radonc images across a range of skin tones and demographics
www.radchat.co.uk/image-library
Image Library | Rad Chat
www.radchat.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
That incredible pair @radchat.bsky.social have launched their website
If you know you know
If you don't - have a look - kudos for their work to start building a library of clinical #radonc images across a range of skin tones and demographics
www.radchat.co.uk/image-library
If you know you know
If you don't - have a look - kudos for their work to start building a library of clinical #radonc images across a range of skin tones and demographics
www.radchat.co.uk/image-library