
Claire Palles
@clpalles
Gastrointestinal cancer genetics group leader. Projects: early onset CRC, Barrett’s oesophagus GWAS, pharmacogenetics, UK coronavirus cancer monitoring project
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21-11-2011 18:05:00
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📢Watch our #BBCLifeline Appeal 📺BBC One Sunday 29th January 1.55pm We are EXTREMELY excited to be shouting about the AT Society on TV! Join Louise Minchin as she explores how the AT Society is changing lives. 👉bitly.ws/zgYv




Superb discussion by Kara Maxwell at #ASCO2023 regarding germline testing in lung and indeed all cancer patients


Practice changing results from AIIMS, New Delhi. Topical diclofenac reduces grade 2 + Capecitabine induced HFS. Interesting that lower HFS was seen in placebo group too. Only 15% compared to 30%. #livingwithandbeyondcancer. Something to implement Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit University Hospitals Birmingham ?





Today we remember Dame Deborah James ( Deborah James ). She was an inspiration, and we’re proud to call her our patron and friend. She was a beacon of light whose legacy will continue to save lives for many years to come💛 Read our tribute to Deborah 👇

Delighted to share that Ik Shin Chin passed her PhD viva Cancer and Genomic Sciences earlier this week. Momentous day for her and the Palles lab -she is PhD number one! Thanks to examiners Marc Haber مارك and David Church & chair John Halsall & of course @CRUKBirmingham & Midlands for funding this clinical PhD!


First post pandemic #ArthurThomson lecture @unibirm_MDS entitled Variability is the law of life by Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed Munir Pirmohamed Sir Professor Munir Pirmohamed who I had the great pleasure hosting Cancer and Genomic Sciences this morning


Opinion piece from Ik Shin Chin and I on germline markers of toxicity and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors #ICIs #CPB #immunotox @Immuno-Oncology Insights insights.bio/immuno-oncolog…


The 'gene deserts' unravelling the mysteries of disease – Prof Richard Houlston (Houlston Lab, ICR) spoke with Dr David Cox for this BBC Future piece on how mutations in 'junk' DNA are increasingly being linked to a range of diseases, including cancer 👇 bbc.com/future/article…

Myself and other top oncologists interviewed in the Guardian on what we do to reduce our risk of cancer. It is a really nice article to read. It is doing the simple things that count! Uni of Birmingham Immunology and Immunotherapy University Hospitals Birmingham theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

Discussing the need for change and the need for representation for black women dealing with #livingwithcancer #unseenunheard #blackwomenrising Gilead Sciences
