Category Archives: News

Liver transplantation for CC in the UK – where are we? The Mayo Clinic in the US has for some time shown very positive results with their programme of liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma, albeit with very carefully selected patients who … Continue reading →

Specialised Services Commisioning / Cholangiocarcinoma From 1st April 2013, the NHS Commissioning Board will be responsible for the management of the NHS and will be in charge of specialised services commissioning within the new NHS architecture.  These specialised services, which include … Continue reading →

Specialist Viewpoint – or cholangiocarcinoma as they see it … Article 5 – Pathology AMMF is running a series of articles from specialists giving their viewpoint on cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, treatments and research.  The fifth article in this series, covering pathology, … Continue reading →

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma in the UK: an update For the first time in ten years, the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma in the UK have been updated by a group of GI specialists. … Continue reading →

Value Based Pricing (VBP) was proposed by Government in 2010 as a key way to deliver improved access to medicines. But detail is lacking, even though confidential Department of Health (DH) and The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) … Continue reading →

For the first time, AMMF has been privileged to receive a legacy from a will. AMMF came into contact with Chris and Nicki Jackson in early July 2011 when Chris had just been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma – they became AMMF … Continue reading →

Helen Morement from AMMF attended Cancer52’s briefing at the House of Lords on 18 October, where Professor Sir Mike Richards, National Cancer Director at NCAT (1), stated that the diagnosis and treatment path for the rare cancers is now, “GP … Continue reading →

Specialist Viewpoint – or cholangiocarcinoma as they see it … Article 4 – Detecting Cholangiocarcinoma AMMF is running a series of articles from specialists giving their viewpoint on cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, treatments and research.  The fourth article in this series falls … Continue reading →

Specialist Viewpoint – or cholangiocarcinoma as they see it … Article 3 – the Surgeon’s Viewpoint AMMF is running a series of articles from specialists giving their viewpoint on cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, treatments and research. The third article in this series, … Continue reading →