Victoria Lavin (@vjplested) 's Twitter Profile
Victoria Lavin

@vjplested

Clinical Oncologist (tweets & opinions my own), Manchester Mum, experienced life on the other side of the Oncology clinic and treatment rooms

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calendar_today04-02-2012 14:12:50

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The Christie Charity (@thechristie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr Victoria Lavin, Consultant clinical oncologist at The Christie NHS, shares why #TheChristieAtMacclesfield is such an important project this #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth. 👉 bit.ly/3fwXjob

Dr Victoria Lavin, Consultant clinical oncologist at <a href="/TheChristieNHS/">The Christie NHS</a>, shares why #TheChristieAtMacclesfield is such an important project this #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth. 

👉 bit.ly/3fwXjob
Kirsty Colquhoun (@colki1983) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yet another trial showing the benefit of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for older adults receiving chemotherapy British Geriatrics Society Anthea Cree Cassandra Ng Why would you not want to deliver CGA to an older, frailer, patient receiving cancer treatment? Benefits becoming increasingly clear

Tom Roques (@tomroques) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The whole #oncology workforce have performed miracles to keep cancer care going throughout the pandemic, but years of under-investment in staff will mean we cannot just keep going at this pace. All staff groups need more numbers - now. But we also need to change how we work

Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO (@marklewismd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the emotions I struggle with most as an oncologist is guilt In trying to help, I still do harm, and cannot always discern therapeutic benefit So these beyond-gracious words from a patient’s widow are a balm to my queasy conscience Sometimes I wonder who’s treating whom

One of the emotions I struggle with most as an oncologist is guilt

In trying to help, I still do harm, and cannot always discern therapeutic benefit

So these beyond-gracious words from a patient’s widow are a balm to my queasy conscience 

Sometimes I wonder who’s treating whom
lucy gossage (@lucygoss) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday it hit the news that in Nottingham we're currently not able to deliver a full chemotherapy service. This is my personal reflection on what it's like to work as an oncologist at the moment. Nottingham is not alone in this. lucygossage.com/were-not-deliv…

The Christie NHS (@thechristienhs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Christie at Macclesfield is open. 🎉 The new centre will bring together essential cancer services into one purpose-built building, providing care closer to home for thousands. 👉 bit.ly/3DejHe3 Keep an eye on our social channels for updates throughout the day.

The Christie at Macclesfield is open. 🎉

The new centre will bring together essential cancer services into one purpose-built building, providing care closer to home for thousands.

👉 bit.ly/3DejHe3

Keep an eye on our social channels for updates throughout the day.
Victoria Lavin (@vjplested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to @ClaireLArthur for leading the discussions and evidence based development of our regional protocols to deliver TNT to those patients who will benefit most The Christie NHS Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance

Neil Bayman (@bayman_neil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How radiotherapy became a lifesaver – from X-rays to the proton beam | Cancer revolutionaries | The Guardian theguardian.com/cancer-revolut…

Victoria Lavin (@vjplested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The return to Consultant life The Christie NHS after mat leave was never going to be easy but things like this really soften the blow - a beautiful hand made gift from a patient’s wife #knittingtwitter - incredible, thank you!

The return to Consultant life <a href="/TheChristieNHS/">The Christie NHS</a> after mat leave was never going to be easy but things like this really soften the blow - a beautiful hand made gift from a patient’s wife #knittingtwitter - incredible, thank you!
Victoria Lavin (@vjplested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Such an important project standardising pelvic reirradiation SABR and collecting meaningful outcome data across the uk - thank you to all involved!

The Christie NHS (@thechristienhs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Christie's £26m cancer centre in #Macclesfield has marked its first anniversary this month. Funded through £23m from The Christie Charity, it has transformed cancer care for NHS patients, providing over 32,000 appointments in its first 12 months 👉 bit.ly/3IetaXl

The Christie's £26m cancer centre in #Macclesfield has marked its first anniversary this month.

Funded through £23m from <a href="/TheChristie/">The Christie Charity</a>, it has transformed cancer care for NHS patients, providing over 32,000 appointments in its first 12 months 👉 bit.ly/3IetaXl
Victoria Lavin (@vjplested) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Multi-modality treatment aiming to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. Great to work in such a dynamic and patient focussed team The Christie NHS

Omer Aziz (@azizosurgeon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wonderful rectal cancer study day The Christie NHS organised by many including Paul Sutton @ClaireLArthur Victoria Lavin. Patients from @GMCancerWfandEd should have access to wide range of treatments for early and advanced disease through their MDTs @ACPGBI Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK IMPACT Audit

Wonderful rectal cancer study day <a href="/TheChristieNHS/">The Christie NHS</a> organised by many including <a href="/paulo_sutt/">Paul Sutton</a> @ClaireLArthur <a href="/vjplested/">Victoria Lavin</a>. Patients from @GMCancerWfandEd should have access to wide range of treatments for early and advanced disease through their MDTs <a href="/ACPGBI/">@ACPGBI</a> <a href="/CRUKresearch/">Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK</a> <a href="/IMPACTaudit/">IMPACT Audit</a>
Omer Aziz (@azizosurgeon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

@ClaireLArthur from The Christie NHS presenting strategies for organ preservation in early rectal cancer @ACPGBI 2023. Lucky to have your invaluable input for at our Pelvic MDT. Albeit for the more advanced end of the spectrum! @GMCancerWfandEd

@ClaireLArthur from <a href="/TheChristieNHS/">The Christie NHS</a> presenting strategies for organ preservation in early rectal cancer <a href="/ACPGBI/">@ACPGBI</a> 2023. Lucky to have your invaluable input for at our Pelvic MDT. Albeit for the more advanced end of the spectrum! @GMCancerWfandEd
The Christie NHS (@thechristienhs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every year, our 3,000 brilliant staff look after around 60,000 people from across Greater Manchester and beyond. We asked some of those people to be in a new video about our hospital and the treatment and care we deliver. Here's what they had to say. 👇