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1,000th patient enrolled on new ‘self-management’ prostate cancer pathway at The Christie
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the first anniversary of the prostate easy access support service (PEASS) after the service has treated 1,000 patients.
The Christie is the first hospital in the UK to use VR distraction therapy for children having radiotherapy
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, is the first hospital in the country to use virtual reality as a distraction therapy for children and young people having radiotherapy.
Mum of 3 cancer-free after clinical trial at The Christie
A mother of 3 young children from Leigh in Greater Manchester is cancer-free thanks to a new drug being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
The Christie celebrates 18 months as the UK’s only AQA-accredited hospital
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, is celebrating 18 months of being the only AQA-accredited hospital in the country.
Young Christie patient nominated for 2 national awards
Maya Tohid has been nominated for a Pride of Britain and a JustGiving award after she ran nearly 100km for charity while having treatment for a brain tumour at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Quality of care for inpatients hits the mark
In the annual national inpatient survey, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) this week, The Christie ranked in the top group of trusts for our results.
The Christie celebrates the fifth anniversary of symptom monitoring service
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the fifth year of its electronic patient-recorded outcome measures (ePROMs) service, MyChristie-MyHealth.
The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial
The frontman for internationally-acclaimed rock band, The Alarm, who was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive blood cancer earlier this year, has seen his cancer melt away after taking a new combination of blood cancer drugs being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
2 trials help mum with metastatic breast cancer on road to recovery
A mum of 2 from Altrincham in Greater Manchester with breast cancer has seen her tumours decrease by 65% thanks to research at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
Largest lung cancer clinical trial starts to recruit patients at The Christie
The world’s largest clinical trial using radiotherapy for metastatic lung cancer patients has opened for recruitment, sponsored by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester and managed by Southampton Clinical Trials Unit.
Christie patient given personalised vaccine for bowel cancer
Richard Nelson from Timperley in Greater Manchester has received a new type of vaccine currently being developed to stop his bowel cancer returning, as part of a clinical trial which is being run at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
The Christie reduces its building energy carbon emissions by 10%
A multi-technology decarbonisation project at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has reduced its building energy carbon emissions by an estimated 1,000 tonnes a year (around 10%).
Stockport grandad free from blood cancer after being on a clinical trial at The Christie
A granddad from Stockport is showing no signs of cancer nearly 6 years after he first started on the FLAIR clinical trial at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester.
Christie researchers hope to ‘transform the landscape’ of children’s cancer treatment with groundbreaking radiotherapy project
Researchers at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester are hoping to identify how to reduce the long-term side effects radiotherapy can cause for children and young people.
Research to support young brain tumour survivors
A research study conducted by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester and The University of Manchester aims to improve the quality of life for young people who have survived a brain tumour.
Pioneering brain tumour trial treats patients at The Christie
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is leading a groundbreaking clinical trial that could transform the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer.
Professor Joe Rafferty appointed as new Chair of The Christie
Professor Joe Rafferty has been appointed as the new Chair of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. He will take up his role on 1 May 2025.
Manchester’s neuro-oncology service renamed a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence
The neuro-oncology service at Salford Royal Hospital with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has again been recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for patients with brain and spinal tumours.
New blood test could stop melanoma patients becoming resistant to treatment
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust together with the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre in Manchester has developed a new blood test that can tell doctors precisely how active a patient’s cancer is at any moment in time.
Tameside mum free from bowel cancer after taking part in immunotherapy clinical trial at The Christie
Zara McCormick is celebrating more than 18 months of being free from bowel cancer after taking part in a clinical trial at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester.