Lesley Fallowfield
@lfallowfield.bsky.social
I’m a psycho-oncologist, passionate about good science and a better world
She was such an amazing person, wonderful scientist and fun to be with. I feel privileged to have known her and will remember some of our conversations fondly
Polymathic, erudite and a trailblazer in a field dominated by men, Professor Boden helped shape the philosophical conversation about human and artificial intelligence for decades. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/s...
Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
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August 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
She was such an amazing person, wonderful scientist and fun to be with. I feel privileged to have known her and will remember some of our conversations fondly
This delay in paying compensation is unconscionably cruel. These poor people have suffered enough. I sat on the psychosocial expert panel in the inquiry, maybe we should reconvene and reexamine the extra psychological and social harm now being caused?
Sir Brian Langstaff is channelling the ‘distress and anger’ of thousands awaiting payouts after reopening the Infected Blood Inquiry ⬇️
Infected blood judge rebukes ‘unjust’ compensation gaps
www.thetimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This delay in paying compensation is unconscionably cruel. These poor people have suffered enough. I sat on the psychosocial expert panel in the inquiry, maybe we should reconvene and reexamine the extra psychological and social harm now being caused?
This is so alarming- affecting not just the insane people who voted for children to oversee vital public services
July 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is so alarming- affecting not just the insane people who voted for children to oversee vital public services
Would the UK media outlets please publicise the opinions of the Lib Dems and the Greens instead of this seemingly endless promotion of Reform who only have 6 MPs for goodness sake.
June 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Would the UK media outlets please publicise the opinions of the Lib Dems and the Greens instead of this seemingly endless promotion of Reform who only have 6 MPs for goodness sake.
Good grief whatever next
Jeez. RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Good grief whatever next
Infected blood victims call for faster compensation. It is beyond belief that a year after the report was published, many victims have still not received anything
May 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Infected blood victims call for faster compensation. It is beyond belief that a year after the report was published, many victims have still not received anything
Another successful TARGET workshop on talking about risk and uncertainty around GEP testing. Engaged and interested HCPs - your cancer patients are lucky to have you
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Another successful TARGET workshop on talking about risk and uncertainty around GEP testing. Engaged and interested HCPs - your cancer patients are lucky to have you
Rema, many non-commercially available comm skills courses are charitably funded. Lots have no evidence base for efficacy or pedagogical basis. We occasionally run facilitator training courses but these are for specific areas ie issues re genetic testing or metastatic disease. See SHORE-c website
Does anyone know of ‘Train the Trainer’ courses for Communication Skills in the UK for medical professionals, preferably oncology-specific? One that could act as a qualification to run courses in communication skills. @lfallowfield.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social @rcradiologists.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Rema, many non-commercially available comm skills courses are charitably funded. Lots have no evidence base for efficacy or pedagogical basis. We occasionally run facilitator training courses but these are for specific areas ie issues re genetic testing or metastatic disease. See SHORE-c website
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The benefits of adopting ePROMs for cancer patients – Manchester Cancer Research Centre
@mcrcnews.bsky.social @sallywheelwright.bsky.social @drkateabsolom.bsky.social @lfallowfield.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews
@mcrcnews.bsky.social @sallywheelwright.bsky.social @drkateabsolom.bsky.social @lfallowfield.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The benefits of adopting ePROMs for cancer patients – Manchester Cancer Research Centre
@mcrcnews.bsky.social @sallywheelwright.bsky.social @drkateabsolom.bsky.social @lfallowfield.bsky.social
oncodaily.com/insight/manc...
#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews
@mcrcnews.bsky.social @sallywheelwright.bsky.social @drkateabsolom.bsky.social @lfallowfield.bsky.social
oncodaily.com/insight/manc...
#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews
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SHORE-C have two papers in the new edition of Springer's Supportive Care in Cancer journal! Congratulations to the authors @drhelenaharder.bsky.social, Rachel Starkings, @lfallowfield.bsky.social, Valerie Shilling and Shirley May.
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Incidence and management of diarrhoea associated with abemaciclib and endocrine therapy for hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: the UK patients’ experiences - Supportive...
Purpose Addition of a CDK4/6 inhibitor to endocrine therapy (ET) prolongs survival in HR + /HER2-metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Gastrointestinal side effects, predominantly diarrhoea and abdominal pa...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
SHORE-C have two papers in the new edition of Springer's Supportive Care in Cancer journal! Congratulations to the authors @drhelenaharder.bsky.social, Rachel Starkings, @lfallowfield.bsky.social, Valerie Shilling and Shirley May.
doi.org/10.1007/s005...
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Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland
Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland
This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland
For goodnees sake when will Labour wake up and try to reverse the damage done to us by BREXIT www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For goodnees sake when will Labour wake up and try to reverse the damage done to us by BREXIT www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Never forget www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/defaul...
www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk
April 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Never forget www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/defaul...
5 yrs ago we wrote the psychosocial report for the infected blood inquiry. How much further psycholosocial harm has been suffered by the infected who are still alive and their affected families due to delays in paying any compensation is unconscionable
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April 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
5 yrs ago we wrote the psychosocial report for the infected blood inquiry. How much further psycholosocial harm has been suffered by the infected who are still alive and their affected families due to delays in paying any compensation is unconscionable
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
This continues to be such a shameful episode
Hundreds of children were orphaned by the scandal in which British haemophiliacs were given blood products contaminated with HIV and other diseases. They have never been compensated for the tragedy that in many cases ruined their lives ⬇️
Mum told us she and Dad had infected blood. Weeks later they both died
Hundreds of children were orphaned by the scandal in which British haemophiliacs were given blood products contaminated with HIV and other diseases. They have never been compensated for the tragedy th...
www.thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This continues to be such a shameful episode
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Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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March 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side
Jesus, Trump and JD Vance playing bad cop-bad cop with Zelensky is stomach churning here.
February 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side
Watching our prime minister low towing to that vile orange buffoon in the White House sickening albeit necessary. Bet the King is thrilled about a state visit!
February 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Watching our prime minister low towing to that vile orange buffoon in the White House sickening albeit necessary. Bet the King is thrilled about a state visit!
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How likely is it that a pt in a Phase 2 oncology trial will receive a drug that is ultimately FDA-approved? This study says 16.2% (19.4% for NCCN off-label recommendations as well). However, when using an ESMO scale assessing "substantial clinical benefit" it's 9.3% academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...
February 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
How likely is it that a pt in a Phase 2 oncology trial will receive a drug that is ultimately FDA-approved? This study says 16.2% (19.4% for NCCN off-label recommendations as well). However, when using an ESMO scale assessing "substantial clinical benefit" it's 9.3% academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...
Be afraid, be very afraid- what on earth has happened to the US
February 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Be afraid, be very afraid- what on earth has happened to the US
Why on earth am I continually surprised by things this terrible man says?
Trump under fire for likening himself to Napoleon amid attacks on judges
Trump under fire for likening himself to Napoleon amid attacks on judges
President posted ‘he who saves his country does not violate any laws’ quote attributed to French emperor
Critics rounded on Donald Trump on Sunday for likening himself to Napoleon in a “dictatorial” social media post echoing the French emperor’s…
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Why on earth am I continually surprised by things this terrible man says?
Intrigued as to why Danny Kruger feels that the assessment of competency and coercion by one high court judge is preferable to a multidisciplinary panel of social workers, psychiatrists and retired judges in Assisted Dying.
February 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Intrigued as to why Danny Kruger feels that the assessment of competency and coercion by one high court judge is preferable to a multidisciplinary panel of social workers, psychiatrists and retired judges in Assisted Dying.