Barts Cancer Centre

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Patient with nurse

WeCare

We will keep you involved at every stage

Being diagnosed with cancer is a difficult and worrying time. As a patient, you need to know that your care is as good as it can be.

Our specialist teams will be with you at every step of the way.

Cancer centres of excellence

Myeloma treatment team at Barts Health

We are a centre of excellence

For innovative care and treatment

St Bartholomew’s Hospital is the first in the UK to be named a centre of excellence for theranostics. This highly targeted cancer treatment finds and attacks cancer cells using precise radiation, helping protect healthy parts of the body.

Our neuro-oncology service is one of 14 centres in the UK to be recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence, reflecting outstanding care, treatment and research.

We are also a national centre of excellence for myeloma, reflecting our high quality, personalised care for patients.

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    Cancer care and treatment

    Information about different types of cancer and treatment for them at Barts Health.
  2. Cancer patient and cancer nurse talk in chairs at St Bartholomew's Hospital
    Cancer support and therapies

    Support and different therapies for patients diagnose with cancer
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    Cancer research

    Barts Health is part of a national network of 14 cancer research centres.
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    Appointments
  2. Two members of staff transporting a patient in a bed
    What should I bring to hospital?
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    Contact us

How to get here

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    St Bartholomew's Hospital
  2. The Royal London Hospital building outline
    The Royal London Hospital
  3. Mile End Hospital building outline
    Mile End Hospital
  4. Whipps Cross University Hospital
    Whipps Cross Hospital
  5. Newham University Hospital building outline
    Newham Hospital

Cancer consultants

  1. Dr Adam Januszewski

    Consultant

  2. Dr AlisonMay Berner

    Consultant

  3. Dr Anna Lerner

    Consultant

  4. Dr David Propper

    Consultant

  5. Dr Edward Truelove

    Consultant

  6. Dr Ewan Chapman

    Consultant

  7. Dr Hamoun Rozati

    Consultant

  8. Dr Heather Oakervee

    Consultant

  9. Dr James Aries

    Consultant

  10. Professor Jamie Cavenagh

    Consultant

  11. Dr Jeremy Steele

    Consultant
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  12. Dr Johannes De Vos

    Consultant

  13. Dr John Conibear

    Consultant
    St Bartholomew's Hospital deputy medical director

  14. Dr Jonathan Shamash

    Consultant

  15. Dr Karen Tipples

    Consultant and Director of Barts Cancer Centre
    Dr Karen Tipples consultant photo

  16. Dr Kathryn Hawkesford

    Consultant

  17. Dr Kien Ng

    Consultant

  18. Dr Kirsty Balachandran

    Consultant

  19. Dr Melanie Powell

    Consultant
    Melanie Powell consultant photo

  20. Dr Melissa Phillips

    Consultant

  21. Dr Michael-John Devlin

    Consultant

  22. Dr Millhill8888 Lim

    Consultant

  23. Dr Millie Light

    Consultant

  24. Dr Pablo Nenclares

    Consultant

  25. Dr Pandora Rudd

    Consultant

  26. Dr Paula Wells

    Consultant

  27. Dr Peter Hall

    Consultant

  28. Dr Peter Schmid

    Consultant

  29. Mr Peter Szlosarek

    Consultant

  30. Dr Rachel Lewis

    Consultant

  31. Dr Rebecca Auer

    Consultant

  32. Dr Sarah Charrot

    Consultant

  33. Dr Sarah Slater

    Consultant

  34. Dr Shamzah Araf

    Consultant
    Haemato-oncology consultant Shamzah Araf

  35. Dr Shanthini Crusz

    Consultant

  36. Dr Silvia Montoto

    Consultant

  37. Dr Simon Hallam

    Consultant

  38. Dr Sukaina Rashid

    Consultant

  39. Dr Thomas Powles

    Consultant
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  40. Dr Vanessa Foggo

    Consultant

  41. Dr Vasileios Angelis

    Consultant

  42. Dr Virginia Wolstenholme

    Consultant
Total results: 42
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The Maggie's Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital provides free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their families.

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    I'm about to complete my month's treatment; this is an "end of term" report on the whole month!

    The way I have been treated by the whole team (medical and support) has been wonderful - treated medically, professionally, socially. Everyone has been empathetic, kind, communicative, supportive - working together as a team, making me welcome.

    I can’t speak more highly of you all. Thank you so much.

    Radiotherapy patient

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  • Karen Bellamy with consultants

    The breast cancer team made my journey much easier

    Waltham Forest Mayor Cllr Karen Bellamy was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2020 and finished her treatment at our breast cancer unit in September 2021.

    The diagnosis was really hard but this place made it so much easier because everybody was so welcoming and warm.

  • Barts Cancer team at the conference

    Barts leads national conversation on testicular cancer care

    Barts Cancer Centre has celebrated a series of standout achievements in testicular cancer care, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s largest specialist referral centres for testicular and ovarian germ cell tumours.