It was a pleasure to have help organised and host the 2024 National Breast Oncoplastic Interface Meeting (AKA the TIG meeting) in Liverpool on the 5th of July at the lovely Spine Building.

Thanks to all the breast and plastic surgeons who supported this event to celebrate the interface collaboration to improve the oncoplastic care of breast cancer patients. See you all in Liverpool at next year’s interface meeting! Breast interface

Hud Shaker Excellent meeting , well done Hud

When I was accepted to med school in 2008 I told my mom, a life long tennis fan, that I would take her to Wimbledon one day. Last year, she was diagnosed with a high grade liposarcoma, which raised the Wimbledon urgency a bit. Radiation, multiple surgeries, and my own cardiac

The Christie FRCS course this weekend, running successfully since 2012!. Delegates attending this course have higher chance of success in the FRCS exit exam!!. Thanks to all faculty!!

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🏅 A MASSIVE congratulations to Prof. Peter Hoskin who was presented with the Marie Curie medal at this year's World Congress of Brachytherapy #WCB2024! 🎉

The link between cancer and obesity has long been established. Current evidence suggests that obesity treatments including surgery can help reduce this risk. However, our understanding of the molecular changes and biological mechanisms which underpin this process remains limited.

Just two more days left before application closes!

Spare a thought for Tony Hill who has been working at break neck speed in blazing hot sun to rebuild the Southport mosque wall before the far right can return. He said: “And if we have to build it again afterwards we will do just that.”

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To wrap up our #ATNECAwards series, we wanted to recognise the team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT. As well as their consistently good recruitment since opening, the Royal Derby team were recognised for their excellent data return and query resolution✍️ #WellDone to the team! UHDB R&D

I have never forgotten telling man after man in cell after cell how long they would get in prison for the 2011 London riots. Once enthusiasm for lobbing bins at police has waned, once your pals have been arrested, once the booze & adrenaline subside - you realise. Then regret.

Happy to see our #breastconservingsurgery paper demonstrating survival superiority to #mastectomy mentioned as a TOP 10 AnnalsSurgOncology paper. Gabriel De la Cruz ku, MD Salvatore Nardello #breastreconstruction #oncoplasticsurgery #oncoplastics

The August changeover can be daunting to doctors-in-training; however dr raisa FY1 & Nicole Ellen James CT2 have had a brilliant start! Well done and welcome to the #BHTFamily! #BucksBreastUnit Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust #ProudToBeBHT

We want to expand our site to make it a useful resource for surgeons in general and not only those taking the exam. What would you like to see ? Something that we have found useful is operation note templates. Anything else?

Jugdeep Dhesi at today's #BADSBreast conference said "We will be seeing more older people with more complexity as we have an ageing population" BADS @traceysurgeon Breast Cancer Now ABS UKONS RCN Cancer Forum Hud Shaker BASO~The Association for Cancer Surgery ow.ly/um8E50TgntN