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            • Meet Prescilia - one of our first proton beam therapy patients
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        • Sarcoma (London Sarcoma Service)
          • Sarcoma (London Sarcoma Service)
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            • Welcome to the new London Sarcoma Service website
              • Welcome to the new London Sarcoma Service website
              • RNOH wins at NOA Awards 2023!
            • Investing in the future
            • SCOOP Award
            • Desmoid telephone clinic
            • Scales Prize Winner 2019-20: Helen Seaman MSc student from UCL, RNOH Sarcoma Unit and Therapies department
            • Edward Showler Foundation and UCL partner to accelerate research into clear cell sarcoma
            • RNOH Health and Wellbeing Information and Support Sessions
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            • HOPE Programme (Help Overcome Problems Effectively) at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
            • New Macmillan Highly Specialist Physiotherapist at RNOH
            • EMSOS 2022
            • National Sarcoma Educational Programme - for healthcare professionals
            • Sarcoma Awareness Month
              • Sarcoma Awareness Month
              • Sarcoma Awareness Month
            • EMSOS London 2022
            • Sarcoma UK-funded research demonstrates the importance of sarcoma specialist centres
            • RNOH CNS & AHP Team win Macmillan Professionals Excellence Award!
            • RNOH WINS PHYSIOTHERAPY EXCELLENCE AWARD
            • EMSOS 2022
            • South East Regional Sarcoma CNS and AHP Meeting
            • TYA Cancer Awareness Month - Q&A Session with Dr Strauss
            • An Ambulatory Care Approach to Delivery of Chemotherapy for Teenage and Young Adult Sarcoma Patients
            • Goodbye and Good Luck Dr Seddon!
            • SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH 2023
            • Congratulations Professor Strauss!
            • Sarcoma Awareness Month Team Picnic
            • RNOH Cuppa and Cake Event raises £428
            • Sarcoma Awareness Month Stall
            • The London Sarcoma Strategy Day
            • RNOH wins at NOA Awards 2023!
            • New hub and spoke GP urgent referral process for adult soft tissue sarcoma
            • CTOS Dublin 2023
            • London Sarcoma Support Group
            • Congratulations to Anne McTiernan and Jo Coleman on winning Sarcoma UK’s inaugural Shining Star award
            • Congratulations Dr Vasilios Karavasilis
            • Fundraising for RARE Cancer
            • Surgeon of the Year
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          • Sarcoma teams
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          • Sarcoma research and innovation
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            • Genomics
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              • Whole Genome Sequencing
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              • Tom Prince Osteosarcoma Research Project
              • Genomics of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour (GEM) Consortium
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          • Sarcoma referrals
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        • Skin cancer
        • Urological cancers
          • Urological cancers
          • Urological cancer types
          • Meet the urological cancers team
          • Urological cancers research
          • Support services - urological cancers
          • Patient experiences - urological cancers
            • Patient experiences - urological cancers
            • Nick's Story (Robotic Prostatectomy)
            • Martin's story (penile cancer)
            • James' story (testicular cancer)
            • Chris' Story (Focal Therapy)
          • Urological cancers referrals
          • Contact the urological cancers team
          • Urological cancer links and further information
          • Bladder cancer
            • Bladder cancer
            • What is bladder cancer?
            • Diagnosing bladder cancer
            • Treating bladder cancer
          • Kidney cancer
          • Penile (penis) cancer
            • Penile (penis) cancer
            • What is penile cancer?
            • Diagnosing penile cancer
            • Treating penile cancer
          • Prostate cancer
            • Prostate cancer
            • What is prostate cancer?
            • Diagnosing prostate cancer
            • Treating prostate cancer
            • Prostate cancer follow up
            • Prostate cancer videos
          • Testicular cancer
            • Testicular cancer
            • What is testicular cancer?
            • Diagnosing testicular cancer
            • Treating testicular cancer
            • Meet the testicular cancer team
        • SUMMIT study
        • Brain Tumour Service (Neuro-Oncology)
        • Contacting cancer services
          • Contacting cancer services
          • Change or cancel your appointment
          • Cancer urgent referrals (2ww)
          • A-Z of cancer services
        • Getting to your cancer appointment
          • Getting to your cancer appointment
          • University College Hospital
          • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
          • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
          • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
          • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
        • Enhanced Supportive Care
        • Bolus: education deliver stat Podcast
      • Cardiac services
        • Cardiac services
        • Cardiac imaging
        • Cardio-oncology
        • Cardiology outpatients
        • Cardiovascular health and rehabilitation service
        • Electrophysiology (arrhythmia services)
        • General and Interventional cardiology
        • Grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH)
        • Heart failure service
        • Inherited cardiovascular disease (cardiomyopathy)
        • Rapid access chest pain clinic
        • Thoracic surgery
        • Structural intervention
        • Cardiac surgery
      • Children and young people's services
        • Children and young people's services
        • Contact children and young people's services
        • How to refer - Children and young people's services
        • Adolescent and young adult rheumatology
          • Adolescent and young adult rheumatology
          • Our Rheumatology Team
          • What is rheumatology?
          • Living with a rheumatic condition
          • Transition from another hospital
          • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
          • Self injection Video Guides
          • Rheumatology research
        • Children and young people's allergy service
          • Children and young people's allergy service
          • Preparing for your appointment
          • During your appointment
          • Skin prick testing
          • Parent and child experience
        • Children's Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) service
        • Children and young persons cancer
        • Children and young people's diabetes
          • Children and young people's diabetes
          • What is diabetes?
          • Diabetes blog, news and updates
            • Diabetes blog, news and updates
            • Getting Ready for Transition to Secondary School (GReaT)
            • Tandem TSlim X2 and Control IQ technology
            • Diabetes school training September 2020
            • New Facebook network for diabetes
            • Staying healthy this winter
            • Managing diabetes at Christmas - 2020
            • 'On the go’ low GI breakfast recipes
            • Strike the spike
            • Sleep tips for families and young people
            • COVID-19 Vaccine for 12-15 year olds
            • Urgent Field Safety Notice
            • Talking About Diabetes (TAD)
            • How are we doing? Parent and Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) survey
            • Medtronic Diabetes - Insulin Pump events
            • Changes to the Carbs & Cals app 
            • Moving to adult diabetes services
            • Welcome to the new members of the children and young people's diabetes team
            • Navigating the exam period
            • Upgrading from Diasend to Glooko
            • MiniMed™ insulin pump battery cap field safety notice
            • MiniMed™ Mio™ infusion sets
            • GReaT - Getting Ready for Transition to secondary school
            • Tree of Life
            • Early sensor orders and reporting faulty sensors
            • Upgrading to Glooko
            • Tandem T:Slim X2 Field Notices - October 2022
            • Omnipod DASH Field Safety Notice
            • MiniMed™ 780G Patient Webinars
            • The LUCY Project
            • Navigating the exam period
            • Getting Ready for Transition (GReaT) to secondary school
            • Sign up for our Tree of Life workshop!
            • Managing diabetes at Christmas time
            • MiniMed™ 780G Patient Webinars
            • Meeting other young people with diabetes
            • Urgent Field Safety Notice - FreeStyle LibreLink and FreeStyle Libre 3 Android apps
            • Discontinuation of MiniMed™ Mio™ Infusion sets
            • Urgent Field Safety Notice: FreeStyle Libre® 2 Sensors
            • DiaMEETes group - sign up now!
            • Medtronic Extended Wear Infusion Set (EWIS)
            • School care plans
            • Isabelle's story
            • FreeStyle LibreLink app for iOS - Urgent Field Safety Notice
            • Omnipod 5 Update
            • Sign up for the next Tree of Life workshop
            • Field Safety Notice – CamAPS FX app version 1.4(172) and all previous versions
            • Field Safety Notice – Dana I pump (or Diabecare DANA-i) (Manufactured before October 2022)
            • DigiBete Care plan training for families - Monday 11 September at 6:30pm and Wednesday 13 September at 12pm
            • Diasend® no longer available
            • Navigating the exam period
            • Understanding your child's behaviour
            • FreeStyle Libre 2 Virtual Education Sessions
            • CamAPS FX Field Safety Notice
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