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• SUMMIT Study catches up with pre-pandemic follow up appointments

  As World Lung Cancer Day approaches (1 August) the SUMMIT Study reports that it has made great strides in catching up with patients whose nodule follow ups were cancelled due to COVID-19.

• Single-dose radiotherapy as effective for treating breast cancer, long-term study finds

  A pioneering breast cancer therapy developed by UCLH and UCL, which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for most women in treating the disease.

• Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

  Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.

• Paediatric Series No. 7- Radiotherapy to the whole central nervous system

  This page has been written for parents and carers whose child is having radiotherapy treatment to the whole brain and spine. This treatment may also be referred to as whole central nervous system (CNS) or cranio-spinal radiotherapy.

• Loss of smell a ‘highly specific’ indicator of Covid-19, finds UCLH and UCL research

  Acute loss of sense of smell should be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing for Covid-19 infection according to researchers at UCLH and UCL.

• Improving clinic attendance and reducing health inequalities in children and young people

  A UCLH rheumatology team is leading an exciting project to help understand the reasons for young people missing their hospital appointments and find ways to improve this.

• New surgical technique preserves continence in men after prostate removal

  A new surgical technique could remove the risk of urinary incontinence after surgery to remove the prostate for men with prostate cancer.

• Paediatric Series No 09 - Having total body irradiation

  This page has been written for parents and carers whose child is having total body irradiation (TBI) for leukaemia, lymphoma, or some other rare blood disorder.

• Paediatric Series No 10 - Radiotherapy to the spine

  This page has been written for parents and carers whose child is having radiotherapy treatment to the spine (backbone).

• Paediatric Series No.16 - Radiotherapy to the pelvis

  This page is for parents and carers whose child is having radiotherapy treatment to the pelvis.