Breast Cancer - Getting the Bigger Picture on sentinel lymph node biopsy

04/13/21 • 34 min

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When Rachel found a lump in her breast she thought it probably wasn't serious, the doctor wasn't too concerned either but sent her to get it checked out. Unfortunately it turned out to be breast cancer.
In this episode Maggie talks to Rachel about her experience of being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. In particular, they talk about the sentinel lymph node biopsy and how that is key to identifying if the cancer has spread to other areas of the body.
Maggie also talks with Dr Julia Blower about some exciting research going on in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences at King's College London in which scientists are trying to find a less invasive way of working out if cancer has spread to other areas of the body by combing two different types of imaging, MRI and PET.
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An introduction to The Bigger Picture

As a scientist at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King's College London, I'm used to looking at pictures; they're usually pictures of scans either as part of a research study or scans of patients with illnesses like cancer. But is there more to the scan than just the picture? What's the Bigger Picture behind the scan?
In order to find out more, I talk with patients about their experience of cancer, of having scans and treatment for cancer, what's important to them? What could we do better? What do we need to do to improve our research? I discuss some of the work that we are doing at King's College London with people who have experienced cancer. I also talk to scientists involved in this research to talk about the progress we are making towards helping people with cancer. We look at the Bigger Picture behind scans and treatment for cancer, explaining things in easy to understand terms.
This introductory episode sets the scene for the podcast and helps explain what it's all about.
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Prostate Cancer - Getting the Bigger Picture on imaging prostate cancer

Clive was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in 2016. He didn’t present with classic symptoms but his PSA levels suggested a problem. We talk to Clive about his experience and how his prostate cancer was treated. We also discuss improvements in diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer – how do we detect if the cancer has returned? What improvements have been made in treating prostate cancer if it returns or has spread to other areas of the body? We talk to one of our consultants, Prof. Cook about how developments in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have enabled his team to diagnose recurrent prostate cancer and about new radioactive drugs that can be used to treat this cancer. We also talk to one of our scientists, Dr Jennifer Young, about how a new radioactive drug was developed in our department to image prostate cancer.

This podcast is funded by a grant from the Public Engagement Fund in the Centre for Medical Engineering at King’s College London.