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Cancer treatment in private hospitals

cancer treatment

Cancer is the name given to a malignant tumour caused by irregularities in the normal processes of cell division. There are more than 200  types of cancer affecting different parts of the body - and correspondingly there are many different types of cancer treatment including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, as well as a number of newer innovative treatments. Although one of the most feared medical conditions, advances in oncology, the study of cancer, mean that for many patients there is now increased hope of recovery with an increasing variety of cancer treatment options.

 

Only a few private hospitals provide the extensive resources required for cancer treatment. The major private cancer treatment centres are concentrated in the London area.

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Featured clinics and hospitals

The following centres for private treatment provide specialist expertise in cancer surgery and other cancer treatments.

 

 

 

HCA Hospitals: Cancer treatment in London

HCA owns six of London's most well-respected private hospitals and has the largest and most advanced private cancer treatment network anywhere in the UK. Their hospitals are: The Harley Street Clinic, The Lister Hospital, London Bridge Hospital, The Portland Hospital, The Princess Grace Hospital and The Wellington Hospital.
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London Prostate Cancer Treatment Centre

Four of London’s experts have joined together to provide the latest treatments for prostate cancer and a web site, concentrating on information relating to diagnosis, staging and treatment options, together with facts relating to the disease itself.

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King’s College Hospital

King’s College Hospital is the UK’s largest neurosurgical unit and the only hospital in London for brain tumour treatment which provides all the neurosurgical subspecialties in one hospital for adults and children.

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London Bridge Hospital

This leading cancer treatment centre in London provides the highest standards of clinical skills and nursing care in it's newly refurbished specialised cancer unit equipped with state of the art equipment and run by a friendly and supportive team.

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The Wellington Hospital GI unit

The unit backed by the very latest diagnostic and endoscopic technology and the most powerful diagnostic and imaging equipment treats a whole range of gastro intestinal related cancers such as cancer of the oesophagus,  bowel cancer and rectal cancer.

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Ambition 24hours

Ambition 24hours Direct is the leading independent specialist in healthcare staffing, operating 24/7 each day and 365 days a year. It is a £60 million organisation with some 13,500 healthcare professionals on call nationwide in the UK. 

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108 Day Surgery Centre

The 108 Day Surgery Centre in Harley Street, London provides‘ONE STOP’  treatment for skin cancer (melanoma) including consultation and operation in a comfortable and friendly setting for patients.

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Bupa Cromwell Hospital Cancer Centre

The Cancer Centre at London's Bupa Cromwell Hospital has recently undergone an over £9m upgrade. This investment includes the purchase of 2 TomoTherapy Hi·Art Systems® - the world's most advanced radiotherapy treatment system - and the first of its kind in the UK.
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Get a quote or further information for private cancer treatment

If you would like a quote or more information on cancer surgery and other treatments, we will forward your enquiry to up to three private hospitals or private clinics in the UK.

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Through our partnership with OR-live.com, the leaders in healthcare webcasting, we provide access to live webcasts of cancer surgery carried out at leading hospitals in the USA. These often feature operations and surgical approaches using the latest techniques for cancer treatment.

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Useful web sites about cancer treatment

We have selected some of the most comprehensive sites providing information about cancer.

 

Information resource

Information provider

 

www.canceradvice.co.uk

 

Cancer Advice

 

www.mariecurie.org.uk

 

Marie Curie Cancer Care

 

www.cancerresearchuk.org

 

Cancer Research UK

 

www.cancerbackup.org.uk

 

Cancerbackup

 

www.macmillan.org.uk

 

Macmillan Cancer Support

 

   
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