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• Having proton beam therapy: information for children aged 5-8

  Having proton beam therapy: information for children aged 5-8 patient information page.

• New UCLH clinic opens to provide COVID-19 treatments for highest risk non-hospitalised patients

  University College London Hospitals (UCLH) is now administering new COVID-19 treatments for patients at highest risk in the community.

• 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.

• Millions of men could benefit from faster scan to diagnose prostate cancer

  A quicker, cheaper MRI scan is just as accurate at diagnosing prostate cancer as the current 30-40 minute scan and should be rolled out to make MRI scans more accessible to men who need one, according to clinical trial results led by UCLH, UCL and the University of Birmingham.

• Aftercare Guidance Following an Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implant

  Information for patients (or anyone who is involved in their care) who have undergone implantation of an Intrathecal Baclofen Pump under the care of the team at this hospital.

• Molecular Radiotherapy Series No. 6 - Information for parents of children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment

  This page is for parents, carers and family members who are acting as comforters and carers for children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment. It explains what the treatment involves, how to prepare for it and what you can expect afterwards.

• 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.

• COVID-19 NHS vaccination centre to reopen at Islington Business Design Centre

  UCLH NHS Foundation Trust has once again formed a partnership with the Business Design Centre in Islington to reopen a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre on site from Saturday 18 December.

• 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.