Patient safety and the human factor. How safe is healthcare?Healthcare is not as safe as it should be. Estimates show about 12% of patients still experience some form of harm associated with…Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Risk of breast cancerMost patients we see in the clinic thankfully don’t have cancer but majority have worry of developing it. The estimated lifetime risk of…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Breast pain alone has no link with cancerBreast pain or mastalgia is a common problem in women of all ages. About a third of patients attending the clinic present with this…Feb 26, 2022Feb 26, 2022
Disruption of cancer care during Covid pandemic-A time for reflectionIt’s coming to two years since the start of the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. (Popularly known as Covid-19) which affected all of…Feb 12, 2022Feb 12, 2022
World Cancer Day 4th February- closing the care gapWe have been preoccupied by the pandemic in the last two years but let’s not forget global burden of cancer. In 2021 there were over 20…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
The magic of 3- the power of triple assessment in a breast clinicThe advent of spring loaded biopsy instrument has revolutionised the assessment process in both screening and symptomatic breast clinics…Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022
The Marvellous MammogramOnly a hundred years ago first attempts were made to use x-ray to supplement clinical examination to diagnose early breast cancer. The…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
The reality of one stop breast clinicAs the weekend comes to an end I will start the week with what we call one stop breast clinic, routine task for me as a surgeon but for…Jan 16, 2022Jan 16, 2022
