The Christie charity Impact Report 2021-22

An important addition to our research Toby is now using his experiences to help The Christie – giving his backing to our appeal to bring a new research team to The Christie, solely focused on boosting surgical research – our new Academy of Surgical Oncology which will be located at our new research building when complete.

bring together clinicians and scientists. To develop our studies, we need a dedicated space, more resources and time. A new research facility will provide the perfect opportunity to do this, where information and ideas can be exchanged and new treatments explored. “Surgical trials will enable us to evaluate the way we operate on people as well as the cancer treatments we give them before, during and after surgery. There are very few centres in this country that offer what will be possible at The Christie Academy. We’ll carry out a ground-breaking combination of surgical and drug treatments together – often as part of the surgical operation allowing us to both remove and destroy the cancer cells. We will be leading the way in this unique type of surgical clinical trial on a national and global scale. The potential this holds for the future of cancer treatment for our patients is huge. “Our academy will change the future of cancer treatment for the better. It will attract the best research talent from around the world, providing more education opportunities for the wider healthcare community and help more patients globally.”

Toby added: “Supporting research is absolutely critical. Professor O’Dwyer and her team have helped to save so many lives already, including mine and for that I’ll be forever grateful. The Academy of Surgical Oncology will help to take it to the next level, helping even more people like me. I’m delighted to share my story and show people how important research is – I probably wouldn’t be here without it.”

WE WANT TO CARRY OUT A GROUND-BREAKING COMBINATION OF SURGICAL AND CLINICAL TREATMENT TOGETHER, MEANING WE CAN LEAD THE WAY IN THIS UNIQUE TYPE OF SURGICAL CLINICAL TRIAL ON A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALE.

Professor Sarah O’Dwyer, Consultant Surgeon and Senior Clinician at the Peritoneal Tumour Service, is leading the project. She said: “We have kickstarted advances in colorectal and peritoneal research at The Christie and an Academy of Surgical Oncology will enable us to

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