The 10th Annual Peninsula Cancer Research Symposium held on 7th May, 2010 was held at Dartington Hall, Totnes. The programme was organised by Mr Peter Donnelly, Consultant Surgeon & Research & Development Director, South Devon Healthcare Trust. It attracted around 130 attendees from trusts, primary care, partners and other stakeholders across the Peninsula. Presentations covered topics such as recent advanced in surgical oncology, robotic surgery and survivorship, primary care research and End of Life Care in the home.
This year’s guest speaker was Andy Secombe, son of the late Sir Harry Secombe, who gave a very entertaining talk on both his career in show business and his own experiences during his cancer journey.
The inaugural Stewart Gibson Memorial Cup was presented to Dr Jennifer Forrest for her paper entitled “ Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Advanced Cervical Cancer treated with ‘GOG protocol compatible’ definitive Chemo-Radiotherapy and HDR Brachytherapy”