Anthony Chalmers

@profajchalmers.bsky.social

Clinician scientist, radiation oncologist, neuro-oncologist Gardens, cocktails, Scotland

Reminder that #ctrad are holding a proposals guidance meeting on 11th July 2025. We have a limited list of contacts to invite but if you are interested in UK radiation research we would love you to join us. Please contact ctrad@macmillan.org.uk for details, register and submit a trial idea.

@roberthuddart.bsky.social · last yr.

News for UK radiotherapy community. Pleased to say that thanks to @macmillancancer we have been able to establish #ctrad. We plan a proposals guidance meeting on 8.7.25 If you have a new trial idea and wish to attend please contact ctrad@macmillan.org to register

Thank you Robert and MacMillan for reviving #CTRad - the most effective and impactful academic organisation I’ve ever been a part of. The future of #radiotherapy research in the UK is in safe hands.

@roberthuddart.bsky.social · last yr.

News for UK radiotherapy community. Pleased to say that thanks to @macmillancancer we have been able to establish #ctrad. We plan a proposals guidance meeting on 8.7.25 If you have a new trial idea and wish to attend please contact ctrad@macmillan.org to register

“Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for a decade. For the first time a UK government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed” 👏 bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...

Keir Starmer's EU Reset Deal Is the First Crack in the Brexit Wall Holding Britain Back

This agreement marks the beginning of the end of the suffocating Brexit consensus that has gripped British politics for a decade, argues Adam Bienkov

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Job alert: Clinical Lead wanted for the new UK Collaborative for Cancer Clinical Research (UKCCCR) – part of the Govt’s Cancer Healthcare Goals Programme. 💼 1 day/week (consultancy) | Hosted by @amrc-uk.bsky.social  proudly supported by us. Apply here 👉

Clinical Lead, UK Collaborative for Cancer Clinical Research (UKCCCR)

Salary: up to £21,000 for 0.2FTE Location: Hybrid working (home and office in central London, WC1)  Deadline: 8am, Monday 12th May 2025 Duration: one year fixed term (initially, with the expectation that the role will be renewed) Secondments welcome About the role AMRC has agreed to host the secretariat for a new UK Collaborative for Cancer Clinical Research (UKCCCR), which will be part of the Government’s Cancer Healthcare Goals Programme. A number of Cancer Clinical Research Groups (CRGs), each focusing on a specific cancer type or cross-cutting theme, bring together the cancer research community, to encourage strategic discussion and identify new areas of research. Many of the Secretariats for the CRGs are now run by AMRC member charities. The UKCCCR will provide a light touch secretariat to improve central coordination of these groups, allowing them to identify shared priorities, reduce duplication and be as effective as possible. The Clinical Lead will provide clinical expertise, advice and leadership on a consultancy basis to support UKCCCR and the programme manager. The role will require up to one day a week time commitment on a flexible basis. Please see the job description and person specification for full details.  How to apply Please read the job description and person specification. Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining what makes you a strong candidate for this role to jobs@amrc.org.uk. Please quote ‘UKCCCR Clinical Lead’ in the email subject.  If you have any questions about the role, or wish to have an informal conversation, please email jobs@amrc.org.uk.

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Congratulations to the authors for completing this randomised study in an extremely rare cancer. Clear evidence of overall survival benefit from the addition of chemoradiation to standard of care. #radonc

IJROBP@ijrobp.bsky.social · last yr.

RACE-GB, the first ever phase 3 randomized study showing overall survival improvement from chemotherapy combined with #radiation for gallbladder cancer. Article: www.redjournal.org/article/S036... Podcast: www.redjournal.org/audio-do/red...