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Nikhil Mayor
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Academic Urology Registrar | Prostate Cancer Research Fellow for the TRANSFORM screening trial | Imperial College London
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Whilst Chris Hoy’s #prostatecancer diagnosis and prognosis is very sad, experts advise that screening programmes need to be backed up by evidence for the biggest benefit:risk in the population.
Chris Hoy and cancer screening: is celebrity campaigning a bad way to make policy?
The response to the Olympian’s call for wider access to prostate cancer screening has been largely uncritical, Margaret McCartney finds Media coverage has been rightly sympathetic to Chris Hoy, one o...
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November 23, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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#TRANSFORM, funded by @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social & @nihr.bsky.social will provide key evidence to the National Screening Committee needed for #ProstateCancer screening: recruitment begins in 2025!
November 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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"Experts agree that current data does not support screening at any age in any group. A political decision to over-ride such expertise is, by definition, not a correct one," says @londonprostate1.bsky.social, Chief Investigator of #TRANSFORM.
November 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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In this week's @bmj.com, @mgtmccartney.bsky.social highlights the critical issues with the PSA test for #ProstateCancer screening. The #TRANSFORM trial starts next year and will test new screening pathways. Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/4g1Pmn0
November 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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It was a record meeting for Imperial Prostate at #BAUSOncology 2024 with presentations on prostate cancer screening, early detection, molecular imaging and discussion of many of our ongoing/upcoming trials from our fellows, lecturers, and consultants #ATLAS #AVIDITY #FLUORESCE #PACIFIC #TRANSFORM
November 15, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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The protocol paper for the IP8-FLUORESCE trial is now published #openaccess in @bjuijournal.bsky.social ! Excellent work led by Nikhil Mayor and Matt Winkler

Keep tuned for the results!

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November 19, 2024 at 5:20 PM