Simply Oncology
Welcome to Simply Oncology.
Cancer is daunting for both patients and for clinical teams.
Dr John McGrane and Dr Michael Rowe are oncologists who want to break down the complex parts of cancer care into clear and simple sessions.
We will dive deep into the world of cancer research, patient stories and the latest cancer breakthroughs.
Simply Oncology will have patient focused episodes along with episodes that allow anyone with an interest in oncology to stay up to date.
We hope you join us as we unpick all parts of cancer.
John & Mike
Episodes
118 episodes
Episode 117: Bladder cancer systemic therapy and radiotherapy with Dr Mohini Varughese
Welcome back!We dive back in to the exciting and dynamic world of systemic therapy in localised muscle invasive bladder cancer, shining a spotlight on bladder preservation treatment ie: radiotherapy with a radiosensitiser, a key player i...
Episode 116: Fundamentals - Nutrition in Cancer - Tackling the Myths with Chloe Nottingham, Dietitian
🎙️Join us as we return with the excellent Chloe Nottingham to tackle some cancer diet myths.❌Fasting❌Alkali diets❌No sugar diets🥗Every year there is a new ‘Must Try’ diet to control your cancer.🔎We look at the...
Episode 115: Fundamentals - Nutrition in Cancer with Chloe Nottingham, Dietitian Part 1
We are what we eat.Join us as we discuss with the excellent Chloe Nottingham, a specialist cancer dietitian with years of experience.Malnutrition can lead to worse outcomes in cancer care.Depending on the cancer ...
Episode 114: Testosterone replacement therapy in Prostate cancer with Dr Samantha Strumeier
Welcome back for our second of this 2 part special on testosterone in cancer with the excellent Dr Samantha Strumeier from Barts health NHS trust.Did you know that 10% of patients can end up with ongoing testosterone suppression af...
Episode 113: In the Clinic - Managing Low Testosterone in Cancer with Dr Samantha Strumeier
Join us as we cover the effect of cancer and its treatment on Testosterone levels in cancer.We are joined by the amazing Samantha Strumeier, nurse consultant and nursing lead for urological cancers at St Barts Hospital London. Having exp...
Episode 112: Prostate Cancer, Exercise and lifestyle with Dr Lucy Gossage
Lifestyle and patient choices in Prostate CancerProstate cancer has been part of a revolution in terms of treatment options and improved outcomes for our patients. How can we make that improvement in numbers on survival curves mat...
Episode 111: Prostate Cancer through a patient Lens with Tony Collier BEM
Lifestyle and patient choices in Prostate CancerProstate cancer has been part of a revolution in terms of treatment options and improved outcomes for our patients. How can we make that improvement in numbers on survival curves mat...
Episode 110: Part 2 of Managing Menopause in Gynaecological Cancers with Dr Shibani Nicum
Join us as we finish our discussion on managing menopause in gynaecological cancers with the wonderful Shibani Nicum.Shibani works as as Associate Professor in Medical oncology treating gynaecological cancers at UCL Hospitals London....
Episode 109: In the Clinic - Managing Menopause in Gynae Cancers with Dr Shibani Nicum
Menopause in Gynae Cancer patients is a major issue.If you struggle when to advise patients in this space.Join us as we discuss management of menopause in gynae cancer patients with excellent Dr Shibani Nicum from UCL hospit...
Episode 108: In the Clinic - The Revolution in Platinum resistant Ovarian Cancer with Dr Rowan Miller
Join us for this special episode where we look at the recent major changes in the Platinum resistant ovarian cancer space .For so long this has been a treatment area with limited options and poor outcomes.Now we have ;
Episode 107: How do we explain risk to patients with Professor Mark Beresford
Join us as we return with the wonderful Professor Mark Beresford from United Hospitals in Bath.We discuss how we as clinicians describe risk to our patients ans we look at some of the pitfalls of using relative risk, overcomplicated stat...
Episode 106: In the Clinic - The Part 2 of the ADePT trial in Glioblastoma brain tumours with Dr Faye Robertson
Join us as we return to our discussion on the fascinating ADePT trial in Glioblastoma brain tumours with the wonderful Dr Faye Robertson from the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.We discuss how TGX-007 developed with TROGENIX with its...
Episode 105: In the Clinic - the ADePT Trial in Glioblastoma - dual payload gene therapy - with Dr Faye Robertson
Sometimes we hear about a vision for a trial that is so novel and exciting that it takes you back a bit.This is one such moment.Join us as we talk to the amazing Dr Faye Robertson from the Edinburgh cancer Centre about the ingenio...
Episode 104: In the Clinic - Future directions in Pancreatic Cancer Radiotherapy with Dr Ganesh Radhakhrishna (part 2)
We return to discuss the role of radiotherapy in the management of Pancreatic Cancer.What are the side effects of pancreatic radiotherapy and SABR?Do we need an MR Linac to deliver pancreatic SABRWhere might pancreatic RT s...
Episode 103: In the clinic - Radiotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer with Ganesh Radhakhrishna
Today we are talking about the role of radiotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer with the superb Dr Ganesh Radhakrishna from the Christie Hospital in Manchester.Radiotherapy may play an increasing role in pancreatic cancer. Stereotactic ablative...
Episode 102: Fundamentals - Immunotherapy and Kidney Cancer: One Woman’s Story with Annie Anderson
Join us as we talk to Annie Anderson to get a patient view on advanced kidney cancer and its treatment.Annie was diagnosed with stage IV Kidney Cancer in 2022 which had spread to liver, bone, brain.She went from climbing and runni...
Episode 101: In the Clinic - The future of Adjuvant treatment in kidney cancer with Dr Will Ince and Dr Naveen Vasudev
Join us as we complete our tour of the adjuvant kidney cancer treatment space.We are joined again by the excellent Dr Will Ince from Cambridge and Dr Naveen Vasudev from Leeds!In our last episode we discussed KEYNOTE 564 and the R...
Episode 100: In the Clinic - Adjuvant Therapy in Kidney Cancer - The Treatment Landscape with Dr Will Ince and Dr Naveen Vasudev
Joins us as we celebrate 100 episodes in style!!In the first of our 2 part special we tackle the Adjuvant Treatment Landscape in Kidney Cancer.We talk to Dr Will Ince from Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge and Dr Naveen Vasudev from...
Episode 99: Fundamentals- Early stage melanoma with Dr Toby Talbot (Part 2)
Welcome back for Part 2 of our Early Melanoma series with Dr Toby Talbot.We dive in to the potential side effects of treatment and how this affects decisions about adjuvant treatment.We hear about adjuvant BRAF targeted therapy, w...
Episode 98: Fundamentals- Treating early stage melanoma with Dr Toby Talbot (Part 1)
We welcome back our very own Dr Toby Talbot Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Royal Cornwall Hospital for his patient-focussed insights into managing early stage melanoma.In this two part series, we explore what melanoma is, why it comes...
Episode 97: Fundamentals - The Simply Oncology A to Z of oncology with Debbie Victor CNS
Join us for something a bit different this week!!We though it would be fun ( and hopefully helpful) to make an A to Z of Oncology.Are you a patient or care who is newly diagnosed with cancer.Are you new to working around ca...
Episode 96: Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy - the ARCHERY trial with Professor Ajay Aggarwal
Join us as we tackle the topic of Artificial intelligence in Radiotherapy.This week we speak to the excellent Professor Ajay Aggarwal about the use of AI in radiotherapy planning.We discuss the international ARCHERY trial using an...
Episode 95: PSMA Lutetium in Prostate Cancer with Dr Amy Eccles -part 2
🎙️New Simply Oncology Podcast to complete our PSMA Lutetium in #ProstateCancer 🎙️Join us for the Part 2 of our ma...
Episode 94: PSMA Lutetium in Prostate Cancer with Dr Amy Eccles
PSMA Lutetium has been in the background for metastatic prostate cancer for several years.Joins us as we discuss this exciting treatment in metastatic prostate cancer with the excellent Dr Amy Eccles who works at Imperial Hospital London...
Episode 93: Fundamentals - Part 2 of Pelvic Radiation Disease with Lisa Durrant
Late effects after pelvic radiotherapy part 2.Join us as we complete our conversation with the wonderful Macmillan Late effects consultant radiographer Lisa Durrant.Last week we discussed late bladder and bowel effects from radiot...