Ask The Expert

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Ask the expert: MELANOMA

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ June 23, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Summer has officially arrived in the northern hemisphere, and when those elusive hot days grace us, a lot of us spend a lot more time in the Sun. Protecting ourselves from the Sun’s harmful UV-rays is something that is diligently advised because of the carcinogenic nature of the damage caused in sunburn. Melanoma is one … Continue reading →

Ask the expert: CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ February 1, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

“Cholan….a what?” I hear you say. Well, exactly. How often do you hear about that? So, as February is cholangiocarcinoma awareness month, I decided to raise some of that awareness by asking an expert all about it. Allow me to introduce you to Professor Marco Novelli: Prof Novelli is a gastrointestinal histopathologist based at University … Continue reading →

Ask the expert: HEART EDITION

Posted by Della Thomas ⋅ February 20, 2012 ⋅ 4 Comments

As you may already know, 2012 is National Pathology Year, and this month’s theme is the heart. Having already written a blogpost about how you can help prevent heart disease, I’m now teaming up with thoracic specialist, Dr Paul Cane, who I work with at Unilabs-IHS, to give you the opportunity to ask some of … Continue reading →