Professor @LSHTM | Clinical Director National Cancer Audits | Clinical Oncologist @GSTTnhs | Cancer Services and Systems Research

London
Joined November 2018
Today we launch @TheLancetOncol Commission on Cancer Genomics&Precision Oncology! A major international collaborative effort that provides the roadmap to make precision oncology equitable, sustainable and meaningful. Thanks to everyone involved!! #PrecisionOncology #Genomics
Just launched today at #WorldCancerCongress: Accelerating equitable cancer genomics and precision oncology—a @TheLancetOncol Commission @Raffa_Casolino @QUBCancerProf and coauthors Booklet available onsite #WCC2026 and online thelancet.com/commissions-do…
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@AggarwalOnc presenting the ARCHERY trial: The Radiotherapy Planning Assistant (@LaurenceECourt) allows excellent planning in cervical and prostate cancer (HN cancer subgroup still being analyzed). Will definitely help improve quality of care worldwide! #ESTRO26
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Excellent talk by @AggarwalOnc on the ARCHERY trial. Fantastic global effort to properly test AI in radiotherapy 👏 @ESTRO_RT
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@AggarwalOnc presents ARCHERY TRIAL at #ESTRO26; automated contouring/planning with AI. - Globally recruiting, centrally reviewed in the UK - 98% of cervical cancer plans were clinically acceptable - >80% of #prostatecancer 👏🏽👏🏽Raising the bar for equity/access to #radiotherapy!
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"Media coverage and PATHFINDER2: hype, simplification, and free advertising". Our commentary new GRAIL Galleri study just published in: @TheLancetOncol thelancet.com/journals/lanon… From @mgtmccartney, @SullivanProf, @paulpharoah, @HoulstonLab_ICR, @AggarwalOnc (1/2)
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Want to know how men in the UK are being diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer? Latest national data out here 👇 Headlines- big upswing in diagnoses year on year, not all men getting maximal treatment and inequalities by ethnicity and deprivation
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Today @BBCNews shines a spotlight on NATCAN's work identifying variation in cancer care. Prof @AggarwalOnc, NATCAN Clinical Director, explains the importance of understanding the reasons for the variation in care and implementing quality improvement measures
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💻Join us for our webinar exploring key findings from the first State of the Nation reports, covering six new national cancer audits. 🗓️Monday 14 October, 2.00 – 4.30 PM Get your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/3N2iTjU @RCSnews @HQIP @LSHTM @NHSEngland
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Excellent talk in presidential plenary at #ASTRO24 by @achoud72 about personalising options for radical radiotherapy and improving therapeutic effect for those with muscle invasive bladder cancer.
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UK #NHS cancer care at tipping point In @TheLancetOncol Ajay Aggarwal joins experts & clinicians calling for UK government to urgently address #cancer care challenges including inequality & services for survivors.👥 👉bit.ly/3zxyqVk
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A new Parliament sits today If they want to think about a Cancer Plan - here's a starter for 10 @TheLancetOncol Pressure points explored and recommendations offered thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
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Interested in learning more about improving quality cancer care at a global level? Attend this #asco24 ed session today (June 1) at 3:00 pm! @AggarwalOnc @JacksonOrem @CarlosFPinto @ASCO
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Fantastic to be involved in this collaboration with Dr Susan Msadabwe & colleagues at Cancer diseases hospital Zambia, Dorothy lombe and @DrSimwinga & colleagues at Zambart to set a country specific research agenda for prostate cancer in Zambia. @Prof_Nick_James @SullivanProf 👇
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@AggarwalOnc tells it straight. Sobering data. Powerful stuff! Society and healthcare outcomes are intimately entwined. IT MATTERS WHO YOU VOTE FOR! #ESTRO24 @MCRCnews @UoM_DCS @RCRadiologists @ESTRO_RT @RT_physics
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Well done the National bowel cancer audit @NBOCA_CEU @NATCAN_news for delivering one of the first national hospital level outcome reporting programmes for medical oncology practice. This can be applied to other systemic therapy regimens including IO.
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NEW INDICATOR ALERT! 💊Nationwide, 22% of patients experience acute toxicity following adjuvant chemotherapy. Variation from 0% to 38% between hospitals 🎯Important area for further QI work
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Fabulous fellowship opportunity for oncology or surgical trainees involved in cancer care to shape quality improvement in the management of cancer at a national and local level level across 10 cancer audits. PhD opportunity possible within role. @clinonctrainees @onctrainees 👇
Exciting opportunity!🔍 We are looking for a Quality Improvement Clinical Fellow to join the #NATCAN team. Find out more and apply 👉bit.ly/49b3LJL
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Worth attending for those involved in prostate cancer care. Focus on improving radiotherapy quality and supporting better access to systemic therapies. Utilisation rates remain too low for men with advanced disease in the UK. 👇
Registration is open for the NPCA's free Quality Improvement event. 21st March 2024, 3.00-500pm, Online This workshop provides two CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists. @RCRadiologists Go to bit.ly/3wCfNhA to register
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