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Last night we attended the Cicely Saunders Institute Annual Lecture at Kings, London. As well as the 100+ guests at the Institute in South London, there were live video link ups with Guy’s Hospital, Oxford and San Francisco.

The lecture – Can palliative care meet the challenge of care for persons with long-term chronic illness versus remaining in our end-of-life corner? – was given by Dr Diane Meier, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

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CARE AND SUPPORT

The Dimbleby Cancer Care Information and Support Centres at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London offer:

• complementary therapies
• psychological support
• benefits advice
• information about cancer
• cancer-specific support groups

For enquiries & appointments:
020 7188 5918 or e-mail richarddimblebycentre@gstt.nhs.uk

CARE RESEARCH

The Dimbleby Cancer Care Research Fund is one of the UK’s major providers of grants for research into the support and care needs of people affected by cancer.

TREATMENT RESEARCH

Dimbleby Cancer Care endowed the Richard Dimbleby Chair of Cancer Research at King’s College London. The current incumbent, Professor Tony Ng, uses tissue imaging techniques to identify the most effective drug treatments  for each individual patient.