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Lesley Smith
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Lead at NHS England for #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer.
Trustee of the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association PRDA.org.uk | Views my own | Quality of life really matters
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Lesley Smith @lesleysmith.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hi there, I’m here all things #CancerQualityOfLife #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer #CancerSurvivorship #CancerRehab #LateEffects
#PersonalisedCare #SupportiveCare #PalliativeCare #LongTermConditions #Prehabilitation #PsychoOncology #ExerciseOncology #PelvicRadiationDisease #PROMS #HealthInequalities
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kathryn-brown.bsky.social
For everyone in the Reading area.. can you help to find a lost space bear!

🧪🌎🛰📡

@bbowt.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Search for missing Walhampton School teddy bear after space flight
The school uniform-wearing bear was attached to a weather balloon and launched from the New Forest.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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oncodaily.bsky.social
Insights From SIOG 2025: Managing Toxicities and Surgical Decision-Making in Older Adults With Cancer

@siogorg.bsky.social

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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #SIOG25Years #SIOG25th #SIOG25 #SIOG2025 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc
Insights From SIOG 2025: Managing Toxicities and Surgical Decision-Making in Older Adults With Cancer - OncoDaily
Insights from SIOG 2025 on managing immunotherapy toxicities, surgical risks, nursing care, and wearable monitoring in older adults with cancer.
oncodaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
lesleysmith.bsky.social
This is a really helpful article about under and over treatment in older adults with cancer
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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mikelizquierdo.bsky.social
👵👴 Older adults often face frailty, sarcopenia, falls, multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
This new framework—published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity (2025)—shows how integrating exercise prescription with medication management can transform care.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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paintoolkit.bsky.social
What is your best advice for a health care provider just starting out, learning Supported Self Management skills?

The Pain Toolkit Academy is a good starting point

paintoolkit.thinkific.com

#InspireSelfMgt
#paintoolkitacademy
#livingwellskillz
#prehab
#selfmgtliving
#pssmw26
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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tamedoncol.bsky.social
Many breast cancer survivors face diminished quality of life due to estrogen deprivation.

This review provides updated guidance on vulvovaginal health, safe treatments, and strategies to support endocrine therapy adherence. Full article 👉 buff.ly/RmCbexo #CancerResearch #BreastCancer #Survivorship
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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alfcollins.bsky.social
Having been involved in the roll out of social prescribing it’s good to see that there is indeed an impact. This team used sensible outcome measures and showed a small but definite change in multiple indicators.
Time to stop trying to answer daft questions about SP tho (eg reductions in admissions)
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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cpoc.bsky.social
CPOC Fellow Alex Isted outlines to the Advisory Group how the @england.nhs.uk 10-Year Plan aims to shift care from sickness to prevention.

By using perioperative care and turning waiting lists into preparation lists we can help drive this change.

More info: shorturl.at/SrU6I
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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hayleygullen.com
I was just a normal woman. The normalest woman in the world! Totally normal!

Then: breast cancer in my 30s. My reality changed forever.

Do you relate? Then you might enjoy my book. “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now in the UK and USA.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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prda.org.uk
Diarrhoea, constipation, urgency or going often 💩 are common symptoms of #PelvicRadiationDisease

Our guide to diet, nutrition and PRD is a free, downloadable resource:
prda.org.uk/resources/

#LateEffects #RadiationEnteritis #RadiationProctitis #RadiationColitis #RadiationProctopathy
PRDA Resources
Resources available from the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association including symptom assessment and self management guides.
prda.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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lcnuk.bsky.social
Join the International Thoracic Oncology Nursing Forum for a free global webinar, Living Your Life with Lung Cancer, on 19 November.

Covering surgery, adjuvant therapy, nutrition and intimacy.

Register ow.ly/S71I50Xt0xZ

#LCAM2025 #LungCancerAwarenessMonth
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
lesleysmith.bsky.social
Gorgeous tiny little fungi 🍄‍🟫in Richmond Park 🦌
Anyone know what kind they are?
Tiny mushrooms on a branch Tiny mushrooms on a branch
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
We recently saw a randomized trial of exercise markedly improve cancer disease-free survival
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.....
How can this be explained?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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icosociety.bsky.social
Today in @JAMAOnc, we stressed the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration as the best way to mitigate effects and protect the #hearts of #cancer patients.

Read the positioning statement: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Cardiovascular Toxic Effects
This Special Communication outlines the International Cardio-Oncology Society position on immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated cardiovascular toxic effects.
jamanetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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icosociety.bsky.social
📰 HOT OFF THE PRESSES 📰

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (#ICIs) treatments are known to potentially cause harm to the heart, particularly through conditions like #myocarditis.
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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drdanielmolin.bsky.social
Read about my view on late side effects after modern radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. Much progress since the days of mantle therapy. Don’t abandon radiotherapy at the cost of more relapses.

medicaljournalssweden.se/actaoncologi...
View of Improved therapies, incomplete data: late toxicity after modern classical Hodgkin Lymphoma radiotherapy
medicaljournalssweden.se
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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cancercaremascc.bsky.social
In this MASCC Short Talk, Dr. Munjal Acharya discusses recent research in repurposing medications to tackle CIPN. Watch now: vimeo.com/1136507302?s...

#SuppOnc
MASCC Short Talks: Dr. Munjal Acharya
This is "MASCC Short Talks: Dr. Munjal Acharya" by MASCC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
Can the new cancer plan truly improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and put patients first?

From early diagnosis to prevention and workforce support, The King's Fund CEO Sarah Woolnough outlines 10 tests for success.

Read more: https://bit.ly/487hdke
Ten Tests to Ensure The Cancer Plan Improves Lives | The King's Fund
The upcoming cancer plan is a chance to turn ambition into real progress. Will it improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and put people at the heart of cancer care?
www.kingsfund.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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prda.org.uk
Our online 'Chat Together' peer support group offers a safe space for people living with #PelvicRadiationDisease to connect💙

📆 3rd Tuesday each month at 12:30
For more information visit 👉prda.org.uk/chat-together/

#RTLateEffects #CancerQualityOfLife #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer
Chat Together
Join our safe and supportive chat together group sessions.
prda.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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prostateukprofs.bsky.social
Calling all Clinician and AHPs 👨‍⚕️ 👩‍⚕️

Apply for our free 18-month flagship Clinical Champions Programme. Become a leader in transforming care and support for men impacted by prostate cancer.

Apply today 👉 bit.ly/46I5Fn9
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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oncologynurseadv.bsky.social
Patients with newly diagnosed #multipleMyeloma experience a high symptom burden before and after chemotherapy. Precise management of symptoms at multiple stages of treatment are essential.

https://bit.ly/4qFPyyc

#myeloma
Interventions for Symptom Clusters May be More Effective in Newly Diagnosed MM - Oncology Nurse Advisor
Researchers suggest that tailoring interventions to symptom clusters and chemotherapy course may be best management strategy.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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cancertherapyadv.bsky.social
Physical activity, particularly at a consistent level in line with guideline recommendations, significantly reduces both risk of and mortality from digestive system #cancers. Published in @jamaoncology.com.

https://bit.ly/3WDdULm

#gicancer #gicsm
Consistent Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Digestive System Cancers, Research Suggests
Alongside reducing body mass index, “physical activity may have systematic anticancer effect, such as improving insulin sensitivity, reducing hyperinsulinemia, lowering systemic inflammation, and enhancing immune function,” researchers reported.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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profbillmcguire.bsky.social
On the BBC News front page, you can find out how two prisoners were accidentally released last year, about a TV celebrity's cancer surgery, and about how to make veggie meatball soup

But no mention AT ALL of the COP30 climate summit

I am lost for words

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November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
lesleysmith.bsky.social
This sounds hopeful from Jim Mackey in HSJ re shifting funding to community based services that prevent admissions. If achieved, this will help efforts to reduce the impact of cancer & its treatment, through preventative & proactive care that improves QoL & reduces crises & use of hospital beds
HSJ article extract
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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cancercaremascc.bsky.social
Coming up next week! MASCC Webinar: The Hidden Burden: Understanding and Treating Cancer Fatigue 

Speakers:

Prof. Florian Scotté
Ms. @evaschumacherwulf.bsky.social
Prof. @andreaschs.bsky.social
Dr. Kim Wijlens
Dr. Martina Pagliuca

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM