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MEN IN NORTH and southwest London will benefit from a further 12 months of local health checks after the Man Van was awarded more than £500,000 in funding from NHS England.
The mobile health clinic was developed by The Royal Marsden, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and RM Partners, and is supported by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. It aims to improve healthcare access for men over 45 who are less likely to receive regular health checks and are at risk of having prostate cancer diagnosed late, when it is more difficult to treat.
Launched last year, the Man Van has visited seven different locations across south London and given health checks to around 600 men. One was Olukayode Dada, 60, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer after using the service in May. He said:
“I think the Man Van is a very good idea. As it was local, it was easy for me to get checked and, if it hadn’t been for the van, I wouldn’t have known I have cancer.”
We now know more about how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a new experimental treatment, thanks to a study led by The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR), which has furthered our understanding of drug resistance. Researchers found that stomach cancers can develop resistance to a new class of drugs called ATR inhibitors by switching off the activity of two key genes.
Dr Irene Chong, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, said: “We identified how genetic changes allow some stomach cancers to outmanoeuvre the effects of ATR inhibitors, an exciting treatment that may represent an important therapeutic option for these patients.
“This work could lead to a genetic test to predict which patients are most likely to respond to ATR inhibitors and help us overcome resistance through new combination treatments.”
The study was supported by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden and the ICR.
Want to know more?
Visit royalmarsden.nhs.uk/man-van to find out more about the Man Van and how to book an appointment
