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Lung Cancer
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 8 Nov 2023
Lung cancers are one of the commonest cancers, mostly attributable to tobacco use, although a significant minority of our patients have never smoked. They can be classified as adenocarcinomas, squamous carcinomas, small cell carcinomas and neuroendocrine tumours. The lung team also sees patients with thymic tumours and mesothelioma …
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Having treatment- Oncology service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 15 Jun 2022
The St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust oncology service treats over 500 new patients a year, providing anti-cancer drugs for a range of solid tumours and haematological cancers. Chemotherapy is treatment with anti-cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. There are over 50 different drugs. Drugs may be given on …
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Cardiology
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital, St John's Therapy Centre | Updated 2 Apr 2025
Clinical Academic Group Since its first inception in 1954, the St George’s Hospital Cardiology department has been at the forefront of providing pioneering specialist cardiology care to our patients The Cardiology Clinical Academic Group at St George’s Hospital offers all aspects of treatments for heart conditions across South West London …
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Heart Failure Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 May 2025
About Heart Failure Heart Failure is a general term that describes what happens when the heart becomes less effective at pumping blood around the body. It is a frequent cause for admission to hospital and affects about 1 million people in the UK with 68 000 new cases diagnosed each …
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Heart Rhythm Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 8 Sep 2020 | Tags: arrhythmia
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a long-standing international reputation as a leading centre for the management and research of heart rhythm problems (known as arrhythmias). It has pioneered a number of rhythm interventional treatments in the UK National Health Service for supraventricular tachycardia, pacemaker and implantable defibrillator. …
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Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 2 May 2023
The Inherited Cardiovascular Condition service (ICC) at St George’s offers specialized care for the diagnosis, symptoms evaluation and management of patients and families affected with inherited cardiovascular conditions. We are a multidisciplinary team working across South-West London receiving supra-regional referrals from Surrey and the UK. We work in close partnership …
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Heart valve centre
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
The Heart Valve Centre at St George’s Hospital specialises in diagnosing and treating cardiac conditions, including valve diseases, aortic disorders, and arrhythmias.
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Thoracic surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Aug 2024
Our Thoracic Surgery service treats chest conditions, including lung cancer, using minimally invasive techniques for both planned and emergency procedures.
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Conditions for thoracic surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
Your lungs We need oxygen to live. When we breathe in we take oxygen from the air into the lungs where it passes into the blood. The heart pumps this oxygen-rich blood to our organs and tissues. Carbon dioxide, a waste product from the tissues, is taken back to the …
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Thoracic surgery patient information
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Dec 2013
What can I expect? Most patients will have met the consultant thoracic surgeon at the surgical outpatients at St George’s Hospital or at one of the district hospital the team covers. At that stage a full explanation of the condition and surgical treatment will be given. Once you have been …
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