The MyMelanoma study aims to recruit *20,000* patients with melanoma to generate data related to risk, treatment & outcome. Initially, the team are interested in recruiting patients with suspected/confirmed hereditary predisposition to melanoma. Info: mymelanomastudy.org

Great opportunity for trainee Genetic Counsellors/Clinical Scientists/Clinical Geneticists/Medical students!

Great to talk Association of Cancer Physicians trainee weekend. Other useful links...

ukcgg.org/information-ed…

genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/genotes/

futurelearn.com/courses/interp…

#ACP22 UK Cancer Genetics Group NHS HEE

🧬 Excellent masterclass on Essentials in Cancer Genomics by Katie Snape at the Association of Cancer Physicians #ACP22 Med Onc Trainees Weekend.

Useful and important resources for daily clinical practice, including resources for patients 👇
england.nhs.uk/genomics/genom…

Check out this educational resource developed by The Royal College of Radiologists and Association of Cancer Physicians:

twitter.com/rcradiologists…

Please see information regarding a fantastic opportunity in the Women’s Precision Prevention(WPP) research team Queen Mary University of London Prof Ranjit Manchanda working in an MDT on multicentre trials for population genetic testing &precision prevention jobs.ac.uk/job/CTV548/pos….
qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies…

#Cancer genetics ppl - are you excited about #BSGM2022 ?

So many good cancer abstracts we needed two mini sessions to accommodate them!

Speakers include:🗣️
Serena Nik-Zainal Anju Kulkarni
Cherif BADJA Chey Loveday Alice Garrett
Laura Heskin Beth Torr rodney nyanhete

Best of luck Emma and team!

Excited to be a FINALIST in the inaugural Greater Manchester Cancer Awards for our research that led to new NICE guidelines for Lynch syndrome testing all #wombcancer patients. Winner announced 18.10.22! NIHR Manchester BRC Manchester Cancer Research Centre Division of Cancer Sciences MFT Research and Innovation gmcancer.org.uk/awards

For Day 4⃣ of #hereditarycancerweek , we are highlighting Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS).

➡️Oftentimes, PJS is diagnosed in childhood or the teen years & causes #hamartomatous polyps to grow throughout the GI tract.

👉Learn more here tinyurl.com/b5rccaxa

#HereditaryGICancer

Did you know? You can find links to courses of interest on our website! We have collated a list of courses of varying lengths/costs/complexity - including some fantastic online options developed by our colleagues in St George's, University of London CanGene-CanVar 🧬

See below for details of post with us The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust commencing September 2023!

📢 Registration now open
🧬BSGM annual meeting 2022
🏛️RCP, London - Tue 8th Nov

Conference programme:
- #Science #Service #Genomics #Cancer
- my.bsgm.org.uk/item.php?event…

Members: £140
Early Career £100
(Trainees, STPs, Pre-Reg, <4 years post-doc)
Non-members £200

It was wonderful to share our plans and experience of the #NationalLynchSyndromeProject with international colleagues InSiGHT … big changes being delivered for people with #lynchsyndrome in the UK NHS England North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub LynchSyndrome_Polyposis@StMarks #diagnosis

Great presentation from Peter Stanich, MD highlighting the importance of adenoma detection rate and the ‘expert endoscopist’ for our patients, as well as how AI can help (in certain syndromes, not FAP due to the sheer numbers of polyps) #Insight2022 InSiGHT LynchSyndrome_Polyposis@StMarks

As always, Dr Ian Frayling 🇺🇦 #FBLC spurs us on to answer the big questions before we meet again in 2024 and reminds us that the most important questions are those asked by our very special patients 👇 InSiGHT #Insight2022 LynchSyndrome_Polyposis@StMarks

We would like to than the meeting planning committee and the Prof Mattew Kalady for an amazing meeting, thought provocative discussions and most importantly amazing social gathering with friends from all over the #insight2022