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A retired schoolteacher from Leyland in Lancashire, who was treated for cancer 46 years ago, has shared how he owes his life to The Christie in Manchester and the NHS.

Edward Astle has been appointed as the new Chair of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Edward succeeds Chris Outram who is leaving after 9 years – the maximum term allowed under the Trust’s constitution.

Myeloma patients at The Christie at Macclesfield are set to benefit from a more holistic service, with increased support for older patients with frailty.

A foster carer from Brooklands in Trafford is now having cancer treatment in the comfort of his own armchair, thanks to an innovative service from The Christie. 

A couple from Hyde, who met whilst working at Manchester’s specialist cancer centre, The Christie, got married recently.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is pioneering a procedure to treat liver cancer through the wrist to avoid overnight hospital stays.

A lung cancer patient from Swinton shares his story to encourage more patients to take part in radiotherapy clinical trials at The Christie at Oldham and other local treatment centres.

The Christie in Manchester is running the world’s first research project to determine whether sparing the top of the heart during radiotherapy can help patients with lung cancer live longer.

Patients at The Christie have given the internationally acclaimed cancer centre top marks once again for the quality of care.

A retired IT Project Manager living in the Flixton area of Manchester says he owes his life three times over to Manchester's specialist cancer centre, The Christie.

Women with secondary breast cancer may be able to have their cancer monitored with a simple blood test, thanks to a trial at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Staff at The Christie have been praised for their care, compassion, dedication and innovation at The Christie Colleague Awards 2023 ceremony at the specialist cancer hospital.

A Lancashire man with aggressive prostate cancer has been told that his cancer is close to undetectable after just 4 months of being on a clinical trial at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Kat Watson is still in touch with the 91-year-old radiographer who treated her for a brain tumour at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust over 30 years ago.

Chris Russell, a father-of-4 from Mayfield in Derbyshire, is doing well after a year of trialling a targeted therapy for cancer of the unknown primary (CUP) from The Christie.

A consultant radiographer from The Christie has been named the ‘Radiography Professional of the Year’ at a prestigious national award ceremony.

Alice Hollingsworth and her husband will spend this Christmas with their first child, Emma but 3 Christmases ago, Alice was recovering from surgery at The Christie to remove a brain tumour. 

6 years ago, Paul Kamara was homeless in Manchester but through sheer determination and optimism, he turned his life around, gaining a job at Manchester’s internationally acclaimed cancer centre, The Christie.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester has piloted a blood test in melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, to help determine which treatment to start with, and when to switch.

A refurbishment of The Christie’s radiotherapy centre in Salford reached a major milestone this week with the arrival of the first of 2 new radiotherapy machines (linear accelerator), with the second arriving in July.