This lucid editorial on prostate cancer screening is worth reading: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer — Time to Fish or Cut Bait | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

Does the news reflect what we die from?

"We would regard it as a positive step if oncologists were discouraged from accepting personal payments from Pharma." 💯 Let's stop pretending industry COI is a good thing! Must-read commentary from Ian Tannock, Saroj Niraula in @ascocancer.bsky.social JCO-OP. ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

Sad you didn’t get along tonight to our Living with the Planet Late? Check out the rest of the season which includes several events you can watch online www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/seasons/livi...

One of the many joys of commuting by bike: stopping to watch the sunrise

🚨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

@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!!

The UK’s flagship health research programme promises breakthroughs, but beneath an NHS branded facade, critics are asking who really benefits from this vast database, heavily backed by industry and government. @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and I investigate www.bmj.com/content/390/...

My take on the Leng review. Still some confusion as PAs can't make diagnoses but can see patients after triage - which is not diagnosis bmj.com/cgi/content/...

My @bmj_latest piece this week Hard to distil 150 pages to 800 words - can never cover it all. So i will do a follow up on implications for medical workforce David Oliver: The NHS 10 year plan—more a set of ambitions than a plan www.bmj.com/content/390/...

@alison-tree.bsky.social @ccparker.bsky.social #prostatecancer #pcsm

NEW STUDY: A new study “confirms what many riders already know—cycling to work makes you healthier, more productive, and even reduces sick days.” “The most active cyclists chalked up 531 fewer sick days per 100 person-years compared to non-cyclists.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

NHS has a major problem - it has a leak - retention crisis 18,000 UK-trained doctors have left to work abroad That's nearly one in seven UK-trained drs, representing a 50% increase since 2008 Imagine investing £𝟮𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 dr, only for it to benefit another country That’s UK workforce planning

Happy to share our review on hypo- and ultra-hypofractionation for prostate cancer radiotherapy, just published in Seminars in Radiation Oncology @alison-tree.bsky.social @harshanigreen.bsky.social Full-text link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lFrI3lXQo...

“a switch to electric vehicles, electric stoves and heat pumps will make us happier and healthier”

GPs really would appreciate easy and efficient routes to ask advice from consultant colleagues - but getting a complicated list of instructions isn't appreciated, and nor is having our referrals rejected with the offer of 'guidance' instead. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Good luck to all clinical oncology SpRs sitting their FRCR part 2 exams Some tips in @simplyoncology.bsky.social episodes 9&10 from FRCR examiners👇 @rcradiologists.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2342317/epis...

Amazing! My free Talking Climate newsletter -- that shares good news, not so good news, and something you can do about climate change every week -- has almost at 20,000 subscribers from 151 countries around the world! (Plus 109k on LI, 5k on IG/Threads and 15k on email) Join: www.talkingclimate.ca

Will we miss NHS England? Possibly not but reorganisations take time and energy and 'reform' often just means cuts. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

More details about the NPCA can be found here buff.ly/4kiLhxy and reports buff.ly/4klANxy and publications buff.ly/4kn1HF1. Enquiries can be made to [email protected]. Closing date 31st March 2025. Please share widely @alison-tree.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social @prostateukprofs.bsky.social

If the answer to these questions is yes, look no further! The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) is recruiting a Clinical Fellow to work with our large and detailed outcome-linked dataset to undertake research for patient benefit. Apply here www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMB374/c...

Do you want to help strengthen NHS cancer services & reduce variation in prostate cancer care? Are you a clinical oncological or urological trainee looking to pursue an MD or PhD with an expert clinical/audit team at the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) buff.ly/4hW4zHz?

My online life as a climate scientist ⬇️

"How do you think health professionals as a group might best respond to the climate and nature crisis, which is becoming rapidly worse" Part 2 of our interview with Pat Hart, a GP sent to prison for a year for climate activism ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/pa... @richardswsmith.bsky.social

Dr Sarah Benn, retired GP, gets a mention in this week’s @bmj.com. A prison sentence and suspension from the Medical Register, are the consequences for her climate activism. #ClimateCrisis #MedSky

I am taking the flight free challenge! Could you join me? #FlightFree2025  @flightfreeuk.bsky.social   www.flightfree.co.uk

#PEACE3 confirmed efficacy of combo of #Enzalutamide & #Ra223. For any treatment, safety & toxicity equally important. Read our recommendations on use of bone protection @eortc.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social @ccparker.bsky.social 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Editorial: Infrequent Zoledronate — Small Individual Gain, Larger Population Gain nej.md/4hgR1Wh

The CMI has released its quarterly analysis of death rates in England and Wales, covering Q4 2024. Based on death registrations, death rates in 2024 were are a record low, slightly better than the previous best year on record, 2019. Death rates were 4% lower than 2023, a significant improvement.

Death rates fell for all age groups between 2023 and 2024, but trends are very different for different age groups. Death rates for younger adults remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic. Meanwhile older groups have seen significant mortality improvement. www.actuaries.org.uk/system/files...

#Medsky #OncSky Did you know that for sedentary people 1-2 min bursts of activity (VILPA, vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity) like running for the bus or racing up a couple flights of stairs for a forgotten item is assoc w/ reduced risk of cancer & mortality? go.nature.com/4fVAh5P

We have a #ClinOnc #ACL in Manchester. Get in touch, come & join us @mcrcnews.bsky.social @ukecrc.bsky.social @oncocook.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...

This thread is for non-electric cyclists, or non-cyclists, who are e-curious or just don't see the point yet Why is it that so many people are riding e-bikes now? After 10,000km on mine, let me explain what you may be missing out on: 1/15

Controversial paper just out in the @thelancet.bsky.social Study of population-health impact of funding new drugs recommended by the NHS England’s NICE body during 2000–20: ➡️New drugs resulted cost £75·1 billion ➡️net loss of approximately 1·25 million QALYs www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Pelvic regional control with 25Gy in 5 fractions in SBRT for high risk prostate cancer Prophylactic pelvic irradiation w/ 25Gy/5f provided excellent regional control in high-risk #prostateCancer treated w/SBRT www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great opportunity to shape the future of clinical oncology via the RCR by joining Faculty Board. Applications close Jan 5. rcr.ac.uk/elected-roles/…

Doctors leaving NHS Workforce Plan is based on importing more Drs than UK trained Drs leaving This means a loss of experience, UK training, understanding of the NHS, knowledge There is nothing wrong with IMGs & without them the NHS would collapse, but the loss of talent is failing us all #Medsky

A must-read for anyone with an interest in NHS whistleblowers. Shocking but highly readable, culminating in a surgeon being struck off, but only after many patients harmed #medsky #prostatecancer #nhs

“The long-term health benefits didn’t stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

We are looking for a new consultant colleague at The Royal Marsden Sutton. You too could have the joy of working with @ccparker.bsky.social and many other wonderful people. You might even get to meet @asharpmedonc.bsky.social! www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

We are looking for a consultant clinical oncologist to do prostate cancer at the Royal Marsden. Happy to discuss. www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

My heart sank when I heard the news that Felix Feng has passed away. Felix was such a gentle and uplifting force for so many of us who work in the same field - and for anyone he touched. Although he has left us, his impact will be felt forever. ow.ly/Uc3H50TSBiC

This sounds like wise advice to me: Why You Need a News Vacation open.substack.com/pub/davideps...

Editor's Choice of the Week: The Highest Grade Group Does Not Drive the Risk of Recurrence when Systematic and MRI-targeted Biopsies are Discordant by @vickersbiostats.bsky.social et al in @eururolfocus.bsky.social Read the full article here: buff.ly/4fS0sv9 #UroSoMe #EditorsChoice

@drdavidnicholl.bsky.social gives a cautious welcome to the Leng review and offers sympathy to Wes Streeting over the mess he inherited regarding physician associates eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...

#ProstateCancer screening is complicated. Unfortunately, recommendations re: screening are confusing--to the population, to those at high risk, and to physicians, as well. Can we better coordinate our guidelines among major cancer organizations? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Credit to the investigators for a new RCT of a rectal spacer prior to prostate RT. Excess early safety events from spacer insertion and fewer later events from RT toxicity. Overall, no difference in QoL. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.2145 #oncosky

@eschattner.bsky.social Hi Elaine, it's good to see you here. We've got a Cancer Feed that you can tag with #oncosky & add it here: bsky.app/profile/did:... There's also a health professional oncology Starter Pack by @valdesan.bsky.social that I'm sure you'll be added & you'll find many 🐦friends

Industry Announcement: CAPItello281 Phase III Source AstraZeneca Capivasertib combined with/ADT improved rPFS in PTEN-deficient met hormone-sensitive #ProstateCancer Vs abiraterone & ADT w/placebo OS data immature, early indications suggest potential OS benefit www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre...

PEACE-1 trial of prostate radiotherapy in mHSPC. Improvement in rPFS when used in addition to ADT and abiraterone. Medsky. Oncsky.