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Acute Oncology
Last updated on Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Acute Oncology Team (AOT) ensures that cancer patients who are admitted to our hospital have optimal management of their treatment, or cancer related complication, with timely discharge and onward referral to oncology/palliative care services. If a patient presents with a new cancer diagnosi...
read moreCancer Support Services
Last updated on Thursday, May 3, 2018
The population of the Wirral is currently 320,220, with a national ratio of 1:3 affected by cancer and 1:4 deaths annually are cancer related. WUTH diagnosis over 3,000 new cancers each year. Over 50% of people diagnosed survive beyond 10 years and It is estimated that there are 11,500 people liv...
read moreBreast cancer
Last updated on Wednesday, August 14, 2019
We have four breast surgeons, who are based at the Wirral Breast Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. They are supported by five Clinical Nurse Specialists (key workers), one Cancer Care Coordinator and one Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The team will get together each week in which all patients with...
read moreUpper gastrointestinal cancer
Last updated on Thursday, May 24, 2018
The upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer team consists of two consultants. The team has the support of two Clinical Nurse Specialists. The team will meet every week. All patients with suspected or diagnosed UGI cancer are discussed and their plans for treatment agreed. Any patient diagnosed with...
read moreCancer
Last updated on Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The population of the Wirral is currently 320,220, with a national ratio of 1:3 affected by cancer and 1:4 deaths annually are cancer related. WUTH diagnosis over 3,000 new cancers each year. Over 50% of people diagnosed survive beyond 10 years and It is estimated that there are 11,500 people liv...
read moreCancer Specialisms
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
Our cancer (oncology) departments specialise in cancer treatment, support and services. We work to detect symptoms, diagnose and treat our patients as early as possible. Click on a specialism below to find out more about how we can support our patients.
read moreCancer Research
Last updated on Monday, May 23, 2022
Study Title - ADD-ASPIRIN - A phase III double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common non-metastatic solid tumours Principal Investigator: Mr Liviu Titu (Colorectal) Sub Investigators: Mr Nige...
read moreUK first for new technology at WUTH
Last updated on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is the first Trust in the UK to use an innovative system to aid the diagnosis for patients with potential prostate cancer. The state-of-the-art ExactVu ultrasound system is more likely to give a decisive result from the patient’s initial biopsy procedur...
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