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John McGrane
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Clinical oncologist specialising in gynae and urological cancers.
Co-host Simply Oncology Podcast.
Co-founder MySunrise cancer support app.
Husband/dad/lover of sport.
Views are my own.
🚨Friday Feeling with a new Simply Oncology Podcast on metastatic colorectal cancer🚨

⭐️The wonderful Prof Naureen Starling walks us through the molecular profile of the bowel⭐️

💊RAS- MMRd- BRAF -HER2 signal a new era in mCRC👏

@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @acpgbi.bsky.social @royalmarsden.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Transgender Awareness Week & we complete our episode with the wonderful Dr Alison Berner⭐️

🎙️ UCATS & OUTpatients
work supporting the transgender community

🎙️Don’t let fear of Saying the wrong thing stop you DOING the right things⭐️

@drallycat.bsky.social
@oncodaily.bsky.social
@qmbci.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🚨Simply Oncology Podcast out today🚨

🎙️We talk to Dr Alison Berner about work done to support clinicians and patients with cancer care in the transgender community.

Amazing to hear the great work done⭐️⭐️

@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @drallycat.bsky.social

👇link in comments
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨New Simply Oncology Podcast👻

We discuss SABR in met #prostatecancer with the superb @alison-tree.bsky.social

🗣️ TRAP study which ⬆️ time to next treatment by 6 months when SABR was used for sites of oligoprogression⚡️

Spookily good 🧟‍♂️
@oncoalert.bsky.social @radiotherapy.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🚨New Simply Oncology episode on using CBM and the gut microbiome to influence IO in #renalcancer

Could CBM 588💊 be one of the good 🦠 to unlock our gut biome?

Prof Monty Pal is amazing - as always!

@oncoalert.bsky.social @kidneycancer.bsky.social @ikccorg.bsky.social @eururoloncol.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
New Simply Oncology episode out today🚨
We set the scene for how the Gut Microbiome affects immunotherapy a cancer. We talk to the peerless
Prof Monty Pal
⭐️
Monty runs a masterclass on the topic⚡️
Enjoy (esp if travelling to #ESMO25)
@oncoalert.bsky.social

@myesmo.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Simply Oncology podcast 🔥
Did you know the lifetime risk of prostate cancer in a black man is 1 in 4🤯

⁉️men in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿are ✖️2️⃣ as likely to have advanced prostate cancer than the South of England?

Professor Frank Chinegwundoh
is on a mission to break down testing barriers🙌🏽
@tackleprostate.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
p 71 of the Simply Oncology Podcast out today !!!

We are back to finish our journey through Cancer Vaccines 💉🦠with the inspirational
@drlennardlee.bsky.social
💫from
@ouhospitals.bsky.social Oxford🏨

We celebrate some of the heroes of UK cancer vaccine trials

@icr.ac.uk @cancerresearchuk.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Simply Oncology Podcast episode 26/09/25 -Cancer Vaccines

We talk to
@drlennardlee.bsky.social
& the mission to take cancer vaccines to the next level💉🦠

🎙️Using AI SUPERCOMPUTERS📟
🎙️⬇️5️⃣0️⃣% relapse

Link👇
@myesmo.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @fighting-cancer.bsky.social @oncoalert.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🚨#RectalCancer Simply Oncology podcast today🚨
Richard Adams Returns!
🗣️IO revolution for MSI-H pts
🗣️Future directions
🗣️biggest wish EVER
LINK IN COMMENTS 👇
@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @acpgbi.bsky.social @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social @velindrecc.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
New episode of Simply Oncology Podcast on #RectalCancer with Prof Richard Adams out 12/9/25

🎙️Part 1 of 2 of our Tour of Rectal Cancer.

🎙️ Long Course vs Short Course RT
🎙️OPER(A) & RAPIDO ⭐️

@oncoalert.bsky.social @simplyoncology.bsky.social @acpgbi.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @ascrs.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Episode 66☄️Out Now⚡️
Biliary tract cancer masterclass with Prof John Bridgewater!!
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts!!
@charityammf.bsky.social @simplyoncology.bsky.social

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September 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Amazing RCC talks at #IUCS25 by the phenomenal
Monty Pal
&
Laurence Albiges
🙌🏽
⭐️Monty ties together adjuvant µbiome brilliantly!
⭐️Laurence guided us through RCC biomarkers like KIM-1 and the CARE1 study!
What a great meeting
Guiseppe & Ravi
@eururoloncol.bsky.social @oncodaily.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Simply Oncology Podcast 05.9.25

🎙️We tackle Biliary Tract Cancers with the exceptional Professor John Bridgewater.

🎙️Few people are as knowledgable & linked to a cancer as Prof Bridgewater

🎙️This group of cancers is more common than you think!
@charityammf.bsky.social

@simplyoncology.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨New Simply Oncology Podcast Out 28.8.25
Calling all #ProstateCancer
We discuss the challenges of managing patients with rising PSA after prostatectomy.
We talk to the excellent
@ccparker.bsky.social
who has led the RADICALS trial.

@royalmarsden.org@prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Simply Oncology Podcast Out 22.08.25🚨
We discuss Early Phase Clinical Trials with Dr Natalie Cook from the Christie Early Trials Unit.

We learn how molecular profiling is shaping early phase trials and how future trials may be shaped.
@simplyoncology.bsky.social @oncocook.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Delighted to hit 10000 downloads for The Simply Oncology Podcast🙌🏽🙌🏽
A massive thank you to all our listeners from around the globe 🌍and our amazing guests👏👏
Listeners from:
Australia to America
Sweden to South Africa
Canada to Cape Verde
🎙️Thank you and keep listening!!
@simplyoncology.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🚨New Simply Oncology Episode Out 15.08.2025🚨
Clinical Trials are in our DNA 🧬 in Oncology💉
🎙️We break down the importance of clinical trials with Dr Mohini Varughese who is passionate about clinical trials.
@icr.ac.uk @cancerresearchuk.org
@cancertrialsie.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@simplyoncology.bsky.social August Menu Specials🥗

Starter - Dr Anthony Cunliffe
Language of Oncology

Main Course #ClinicalTrials with Dr Mohini Varughese
Catch of the day -Early phase trials with
@oncocook.bsky.social

🎙️Desert- Post RALP Mx with Prof
@ccparker.bsky.social

A tasty month!!
August 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
@simplyoncology.bsky.social Episode out tomorrow

2nd part of our talk with Dr
Anthony Cunliffe - GP & lead medical advisor
@macmillan

Communication is key to everything we do

We discuss the what & why in onc ✉️and 👂 more about what patients/GP/medical teams need from us
@rcgp.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
@simplyoncology.bsky.social podcast Friday

We demystify the Language of Oncology Letters with Dr
Anthony Cunliffe - Lead medical advisor for
Macmillan

Any GP, acute medic or nurse who treats cancer (or patient accessing letters) this is a MUST LISTEN

@rcgp.bsky.social

@ukons.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🎙️@simplyoncology podcast 🗣️cancer topic through the body
🎙️We wanted to reflect on our Body of Work
@achoud72.bsky.social @profajchalmers.bsky.social@susanabanerjee.bsky.social @eminowicz.bsky.social @alisonbirtle.bsky.social @alison-tree.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social
@oncocook.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Simply Oncology Podcast out 24/07/25
🎙️Special episode for patients & those wanting to learn about #radiotherapy
We 🗣️to Dr Grant Stewart (>20 yrs of RT experience)
🗣️The key role radiotherapy plays in cancer care

@rcradiologists.bsky.social @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social @northernrtn.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@simplyoncology.bsky.social
Back 🗣️#renalcancer SABR with
@harshanigreen.bsky.social
from
@royalmarsden.org

We discuss the FASTRACK II trial and the work of
Prof Shankar Siva

We discuss this & more 💡(+Mike produces a Magic Lamp)
@actionkidneycancer.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎙️New
@simplyoncology.bsky.social
episode on Renal SABR in #renalcancer with
@harshanigreen.bsky.social

🎙️We look at the exciting role that radiotherapy may have as a potential alternative to surgery - in select cases.
@kidneycancer.bsky.social @oncodaily.bsky.social @eururoloncol.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM