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• Introduction to the Lymphoedema Service: Video and telephone consultation

  This page explains what you can expect after you have been referred to the Lymphoedema Service at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) for a video or telephone appointment.

• Getting ready for surgery: Bowel preparation with a laxative and antibiotics

  This information is for patients having gynaecology surgery who may also need bowel (colorectal) surgery as part of their cancer treatment.

• UCLH doses first patient in the world in Covid-19 antibody trial

  UCLH has opened a new vaccine research centre with two clinical trials testing a long-acting antibody combination treatment to protect against Covid-19.

• Cerebral Tumour Embolisation

  Information about endovascular treatments of AVMs undertaken in the NHNN angiography suite.

• Second generation CAR T-cell therapy trialled in patients

  A new CAR T-cell therapy developed by scientists at UCL has fewer ‘toxic’ side-effects and is more durable, targeting and killing cancer cells for longer, concludes a Phase 1 clinical trial of patients at UCLH.

• Robotic surgery for bladder cancer improves patient recovery time

  Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly less time in hospital, concludes a trial led by UCLH, UCL and the University of Sheffield.

• UCL, UCLH and Formula One develop life-saving breathing aids for the NHS

  A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care, adapted by mechanical engineers at UCL and clinicians at UCLH working with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (Mercedes-AMG HPP), has been approved for use in the NHS.

• Palliative care

  The palliative care team at UCLH provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care to any patient who has a life-limiting illness, and offers support to families and carers.

• Molecular Radiotherapy Series No. 6 - Information for parents of children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment

  This page is for parents, carers and family members who are acting as comforters and carers for children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment. It explains what the treatment involves, how to prepare for it and what you can expect afterwards.

• Prostate cancer

  UCLH is the London Cancer Centre for the surgical treatment of prostate cancer.