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John McGrane

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Clinical oncologist specialising in gynae and urological cancers. Co-host Simply Oncology Podcast. Co-founder MySunrise cancer support app. Husband/dad/lover of sport. Views are my own.

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That would be great

06.12.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not specifically Dan but we plan to revisit the topic as we think it is hugely underserved

05.12.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸงจNew Simply Oncology Episode out today on Sexual Health in Cancer ๐Ÿšจ
We talk to @lorrainegrover.bsky.social - a sexual health nurse specialist in cancer to โฌ‡๏ธ taboos.
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ erectile dysfn, self-image, confidence from a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
This contains adult themes โ€ผ๏ธ
@oncoalert.bsky.social

05.12.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธSimply oncology episode on metastatic bowel cancer with the amazing Prof Naureen Starling from
@royalmarsden.org

We complete our molecular walk through ๐Ÿ‘ฃ mCRC๐ŸŽฏ
๐ŸŽ™๏ธRole of HER2 and ctDNA in mCRC
๐ŸŽ™๏ธMMRd and KRAS agents
๐Ÿงจ exciting times!

@acpgbi.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @oncoalert.bsky.social

28.11.2025 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจFriday Feeling with a new Simply Oncology Podcast on metastatic colorectal cancer๐Ÿšจ

โญ๏ธThe wonderful Prof Naureen Starling walks us through the molecular profile of the bowelโญ๏ธ

๐Ÿ’ŠRAS- MMRd- BRAF -HER2 signal a new era in mCRC๐Ÿ‘

@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @acpgbi.bsky.social @royalmarsden.org

21.11.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every day, 130 people in the UK are diagnosed with #lungcancer. Thatโ€™s one person every 11 minutes.

Lung cancer can affect anyone & spotting it early can make a real difference.

Be alert to symptoms that donโ€™t go away, like: a cough, breathlessness, fatigue, pain in chest/shoulder/back. #LCSM

16.11.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transgender Awareness Week & we complete our episode with the wonderful Dr Alison Bernerโญ๏ธ

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ UCATS & OUTpatients
work supporting the transgender community

๐ŸŽ™๏ธDonโ€™t let fear of Saying the wrong thing stop you DOING the right thingsโญ๏ธ

@drallycat.bsky.social
@oncodaily.bsky.social
@qmbci.bsky.social

14.11.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 75: Discussing Cancer Care in the Transgender Community with Dr Alison Berner - Simply Oncology As we approach transgender awareness week we discuss cancer care in the transgender community with the exceptional Dr Alison Berner.1 in 40 people aged under 30 identify as transgender in recent censu...

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07.11.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจSimply Oncology Podcast out today๐Ÿšจ

๐ŸŽ™๏ธWe talk to Dr Alison Berner about work done to support clinicians and patients with cancer care in the transgender community.

Amazing to hear the great work doneโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ

@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @drallycat.bsky.social

๐Ÿ‘‡link in comments

07.11.2025 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starting THIS FRIDAY November 7, 2025
DIRECT from NASHVILLE๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #UromigosLIVE
WE ARE THERE ๐ŸšจStay Tuned for Coverage!!

Presenting Our Ambassadors
&
OncoAlert ๐ŸšจGU Faculty

04.11.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 74 - In the Clinic: Discussing SABR for Oligoprogression in metastatic prostate cancer with Dr Alison Tree. - Simply Oncology We return to discuss stereotactic radiotherapy (SABR) in prostate cancer with the superb Dr Alison Tree from The Royal Marsden Hospital.We discuss the findings of the TRAP study which extended time to...

Listen to our #SABR in metatatatic #prostatecancer for oliogoprogression.

Do we always need to change drug therapy or can we use SABR instead?
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31.10.2025 07:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจNew Simply Oncology Podcast๐Ÿ‘ป

We discuss SABR in met #prostatecancer with the superb @alison-tree.bsky.social

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TRAP study which โฌ†๏ธ time to next treatment by 6 months when SABR was used for sites of oligoprogressionโšก๏ธ

Spookily good ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ
@oncoalert.bsky.social @radiotherapy.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk

31.10.2025 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cervical cancer patients treated with radiation and chemotherapy report greater short-term decline in quality of life A new study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that women with early-stage cervical cancer who received radiation plus chemotherapy reported a greater...

Great to see a PROM study on #QoL following chemoradiation for cervical ca. However I take issue with โ€œreturned to baselineโ€ at 9 mth, implying that symptoms will stay at baseline indefinitely - not true, late effects can arise yrs later #PelvicRadiationDisease

www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...

24.10.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 73: Influencing the Gut Microbiome in immunotherapy - the CBM 588 story (& beyond) with Professor Monty Pal - Simply Oncology We are back for part 2 to finish our journey through the Gut Microbiome with the excellent Professor Monty Pal !!Few areas of cancer treatment have generated as much interest as the Gut Microbiome in ...

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24.10.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจNew Simply Oncology episode on using CBM and the gut microbiome to influence IO in #renalcancer

Could CBM 588๐Ÿ’Š be one of the good ๐Ÿฆ  to unlock our gut biome?

Prof Monty Pal is amazing - as always!

@oncoalert.bsky.social @kidneycancer.bsky.social @ikccorg.bsky.social @eururoloncol.bsky.social

24.10.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 72: The gut microbiome influencing cancer with Professor Monty Pal - Simply Oncology Did you know that we have more bacterial DNA than human DNA in our bodies. This is because our guts contain trillions of bacteria and are now being thought of as another organ of the body.Join us this...

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17.10.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Simply Oncology episode out today๐Ÿšจ
We set the scene for how the Gut Microbiome affects immunotherapy a cancer. We talk to the peerless
Prof Monty Pal
โญ๏ธ
Monty runs a masterclass on the topicโšก๏ธ
Enjoy (esp if travelling to #ESMO25)
@oncoalert.bsky.social

@myesmo.bsky.social

17.10.2025 06:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 71: Prostate cancer in Black and Ethnic groups with Professor Frank Chinegwundoh - Simply Oncology Did you know that the lifetime risk of prostate cancer in a black man is 1 in 4 ?Thatโ€™s twice the risk of prostate cancer in a white man.Did you know that men in Scotland are twice as likely to have a...

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10.10.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Simply Oncology podcast ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Did you know the lifetime risk of prostate cancer in a black man is 1 in 4๐Ÿคฏ

โ‰๏ธmen in ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟare โœ–๏ธ2๏ธโƒฃ as likely to have advanced prostate cancer than the South of England?

Professor Frank Chinegwundoh
is on a mission to break down testing barriers๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
@tackleprostate.bsky.social

10.10.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2025 Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2025

๐ŸšจKidney Cancer UK patient survey is now live๐Ÿšจ

It is SO important for patients to have their say๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

If you are a #kidneycancer patient help set out what your goals for treatment & youโญ๏ธ

Click on link below๐Ÿ‘‡
@kidneycancer.bsky.social @baunnurses.bsky.social

kcuk.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...

03.10.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 70: Cancer Vaccines - Challenges & Future Directions with Dr Lennard Lee - Simply Oncology We are back to finish our journey through cancer vaccines with Dr Lennard Lee.We celebrate some of the heroes of UK cancer vaccine trials from centres Big & Small.Lennard gives us all some hope fo...

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03.10.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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p 71 of the Simply Oncology Podcast out today !!!

We are back to finish our journey through Cancer Vaccines ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿฆ with the inspirational
@drlennardlee.bsky.social
๐Ÿ’ซfrom
@ouhospitals.bsky.social Oxford๐Ÿจ

We celebrate some of the heroes of UK cancer vaccine trials

@icr.ac.uk @cancerresearchuk.org

03.10.2025 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 69: Cancer Vaccines with Dr Lennard Lee - Simply Oncology Cancer Vaccines are Here!!We talk to a man who is on a mission!Dr Lennard Lee - associate Professor at Oxford University Hospital.Lennard has a vision where we use the technologies developed in Vaccin...

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26.09.2025 05:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Simply Oncology Podcast episode 26/09/25 -Cancer Vaccines

We talk to
@drlennardlee.bsky.social
& the mission to take cancer vaccines to the next level๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿฆ 

๐ŸŽ™๏ธUsing AI SUPERCOMPUTERS๐Ÿ“Ÿ
๐ŸŽ™๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ5๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ% relapse

Link๐Ÿ‘‡
@myesmo.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @fighting-cancer.bsky.social @oncoalert.bsky.social

25.09.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 68: In the Clinic - Future Advances in Rectal Cancer (Part 2) with Professor Richard Adams - Simply Oncology We return on our odyssey through Rectal Cancer with the amazing Professor Richard Adams from Velindre cancer Centre, Cardiff.In this episode we discuss the immunotherapy revolution in the subgroup of ...

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19.09.2025 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ#RectalCancer Simply Oncology podcast today๐Ÿšจ
Richard Adams Returns!
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธIO revolution for MSI-H pts
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธFuture directions
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธbiggest wish EVER
LINK IN COMMENTS ๐Ÿ‘‡
@oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @acpgbi.bsky.social @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social @velindrecc.bsky.social

19.09.2025 06:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 67: In the Clinic - Advances in Rectal Cancer (Part 1) with Professor Richard Adams - Simply Oncology In this episode we venture in to a new tumour site:  Colorectal Cancer.We are joined by internationally renowned oncologist Professor Richard Adams from Velindre Cancer Centre.In Part 1 we dive i...

๐Ÿ’ฅOut Today!!
A Rectal cancer discussion with the incomparable Prof Richard Adams!
If you have an interest in #RectalCancer this is a MUST LISTEN!

Check it out ๐Ÿ‘‡

@icorc.bsky.social @acpgbi.bsky.social @oncoalert.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @oncologyforum.bsky.social @

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12.09.2025 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New episode of Simply Oncology Podcast on #RectalCancer with Prof Richard Adams out 12/9/25

๐ŸŽ™๏ธPart 1 of 2 of our Tour of Rectal Cancer.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Long Course vs Short Course RT
๐ŸŽ™๏ธOPER(A) & RAPIDO โญ๏ธ

@oncoalert.bsky.social @simplyoncology.bsky.social @acpgbi.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk @ascrs.bsky.social

11.09.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 66โ˜„๏ธOut Nowโšก๏ธ
Biliary tract cancer masterclass with Prof John Bridgewater!!
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts!!
@charityammf.bsky.social @simplyoncology.bsky.social

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06.09.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazing RCC talks at #IUCS25 by the phenomenal
Monty Pal
&
Laurence Albiges
๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
โญ๏ธMonty ties together adjuvant &microbiome brilliantly!
โญ๏ธLaurence guided us through RCC biomarkers like KIM-1 and the CARE1 study!
What a great meeting
Guiseppe & Ravi
@eururoloncol.bsky.social @oncodaily.bsky.social

05.09.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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