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King meets chemo patients and tries out robot used in surgery during visit

The King unveiled a plaque marking the 300th anniversary of Guy’s Hospital.

Evening Standard · May 11

‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and getting cancer

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save…

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

London surgeons complete record week’s worth of operations in one day

Team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ use ‘high intensity list’ to smash through backlog of prostate operations

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2022