.SWOG Cancer Research Network study led by Scott Kopetz shows that addition of vemurafenib to irinotecan and cetuximab improves PFS and response rates in patients w/ BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic #colorectalcancer. Fight Colorectal Cancer healio.com/news/hematolog…

I often worry around groundbreaking conferences like #GI21 about the gulf between science & implementation, the yawning chasm between results & real-world practice So thank you U.S. FDA FDA Oncology for the timely approval of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for her2+ GE adenoCA!

Health-Related Quality of Life Scores in Young CRC Survivors Are Low and Require Targeted Intervention ASCO #GI21 #crcsm ow.ly/6Mta50Da2e3

Dr Kai-keen Shui from UCLH discusses KN-177 pembrolizumab in dMMR mCRC #crcsm #GI21 #GIonc

Dr Kai-Keen Shui improved mPFS (16.5mo) from pembrolizumab compared to doublet chemotherapy (8.2mo) in advanced or metastatic CRC #GI21 #crcsm #GIonc

Dr Kai-Keen Shui UCLH allowing for crossover to #IO first time presented for mPFS2 reached at 23.5mo for chemo, not yet reached who had pembro in 1st line for dMMR advanced/mCRC #GI21 #GIonc #crcsm

Treating cancer patients has been my professional life for almost half a century. How many people have we lost because we didn't catch it earlier? I dread to think, far too many. So please for any worrying symptoms, don't push it back - get it checked.

Getting into this art stuff, really enjoying it. This is my latest 50cm x 50cm piece of work

More than 16,000 people die from #bowelcancer in the UK every year. That's 44 people every day. Our vision is a future where nobody dies from the disease but we can’t achieve this alone. Donate today on #WorldCancerDay to support our work: bowelcanceruk.org.uk/donate/ #IAmAndIWill

This #WorldCancerDay, help us spread awareness of #bowelcancer by sharing the signs and symptoms of the disease. #IAmAndIWill For more information and support visit our website: bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-ca…

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you are an oncologist, the care of your patient does not stop after the last chemo infusion. This is when they need you most

Stage 4 Cancer + Heart Issues + Sepsis + Stoma + Bowel Resection + 75% Liver Resection + HIPEC surgery on stomach lining + Spleen removed + Gall Bladder removed + Hot Chemo + A lot of chemotherapy = NO VISIBLE CANCER & ONE BIG SMILE ❤️#NEVERGIVEUP

A doctor is shaped by their patients so let me tell you about mine: They are younger than you might guess (1 in 7 under the age of 50) They do NOT fail treatment (sometimes my therapeutic choices don’t work) They teach me more than any textbook ever could #NationalDoctorsDay

More than 100 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer every day. Early diagnosis and effective treatment are vital to improving survival rates. Prof Andrew Beggs and his team are pioneering life-saving innovations. #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth your.bham.ac.uk/action/donate-…

We are grateful to supporters like Cara and Lee who have given to help Andrew Beggs bowel cancer research Uni of Birmingham. They say 'We believe that this research can answer unanswered questions, which will help save thousands of people like Lee.' your.bham.ac.uk/action/donate-…

An uphill challenge that colleagues at other institutions also echo is that #PrecisionMedicine🧬 based studies for “RARE” targets may not get priority/allowed since number of patients accrued may be lower than non-biomarker. I’m glad I didn’t give up. What do you think? #ASCO21

Lee passed away on Wednesday, but his incredible legacy includes over £100,000 raised for bowel cancer research. Prof Beggs says: ‘Lee and Cara's fundraising has enabled us to identify a potential target for colorectal cancer treatment.’ #WorldCancerDay birmingham.ac.uk/birmingham-in-…

Are you a medical oncologist looking for a job? Do you want to work with us here in Birmingham? We have *THREE* associate professor posts available - apply here: bmj.com/careers/job/15…

Prof Andrew Beggs and his team Uni of Birmingham welcomed to their labs Cara de Faye, whose partner Lee passed away this year. Cara and Lee's fundraising, totalling over £100K, is helping fund research into bowel cancer; the type of cancer Lee had. birmingham.ac.uk/birmingham-in-… #brafv600e

Autumn #OldJoemagazine is out now! Read stories of Team UoB Birmingham 2022 the Shakespeare Institute portrait that inspired Othello, alumni memories of the bands who played on Uni of Birmingham campus, plus the graduate who directed #Fleabag for the stage: oldjoe.co.uk