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AGM 2020
The 35th Annual General Meeting of the ACP was held by Zoom on Thursday 24th September 2020. For those unable to attend, the slide presentation is available to download.
Personalised Medicine Approach For Fluoropyrimidine-based Therapies – Guidance for DPD testing
New guidance, prepared by Dr Paul Ross at GSTT, has been published by the UK Chemotherapy Board and endorsed by the ACP. It provides recommendations for DPD testing in patients starting a fluoropyrimidine with advice on interpretation of the results.
National Regimen-Specific Consent Forms – Publication Updates
Regimen-specific consent forms for many tumour types have been published on the Cancer Research UK website, more tumour-site and regimen specific and generic forms now released, including, as below: Breast cancer Colorectal cancer …
ACP Medical Oncology Training Survey Report 2019
The results of a recent survey of trainees in medical oncology have now published. The survey was carried out during Oct/Nov 2019 and addressed some issues of particular importance which are not necessarily covered by the annual GMC survey. The…
ACP McElwain and President’s Prizes 2021
Applications are invited for the 2021 ACP Prizes (each £1,000). The McElwain awards were established by the friends and colleagues of the late Professor Tim McElwain to commemorate his extraordinary contribution to the development of Medical Oncology in the UK. In addition, since 2020 the ACP is also…
New ACP publication: Problem Solving in Acute Oncology
Hot off the press, the second edition of Problem Solving in Acute Oncology has been produced by the ACP in partnership with our publishers, EBN Health. This edition provides a hands-on, practical guide to acute oncology for hospital and community teams, GPs…
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): New Guidance for Oncologists
This guidance has been produced by a multidisciplinary working party on behalf of the UK Chemotherapy Board which includes specialist representation from medical, dental and nursing teams across the UK. It has been endorsed by the Clinical Standards…
Important Update: The role of Medical Oncology in Shape of Training
Over the past three years the ACP has been working closely with the GMC’s Curriculum Oversight Group to develop a curriculum that meets the requirements set out by ‘Shape of Training’, while continuing to provide the best care for cancer…
ACP McElwain Prizes
Applications are invited for the ACP McElwain Prizes (£1,000). These annual awards were established by the friends and colleagues of Professor Tim McElwain to commemorate his extraordinary contribution to the development of Medical Oncology in the UK. They are open…
ACP Immunotherapy Conference
The ACP Immunotherapy Conference took place on 4 December 2018 at the Marriott Hotel, Leeds. The Royal College of Physicians has awarded 5 CPD points for attendance. Click here to view the programme. Presentations are available from: …