'10 Minute Tip' by Iqbal Anjum
Iqbal Anjum has been a consultant urological surgeon for 18 years, and trained at The King’s College Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital London. His primary job is to diagnose and treat primary and secondary cancers of the urogenital tract.
He said, “I find the role of Medical Detection Dogs very exciting. The work carried out by them is not only fantastic, it is very much an exciting and indeed an innovative idea. The team comprises highly enthusiastic and co-operative members wanting to succeed in their novel mission.”
“I am keen to support the Medical Detection Dogs by assessing their potential role in the early diagnosis of bladder, prostate and kidney cancers,” continued Iqbal. “Once a confidence level is achieved, even some elderly patients may avoid having an intrusive Biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Where the primary source of urological cancer is not obvious, a significant hint at the diagnosis can be achieved by using the medical detection dogs, I firmly believe. We are conducting prospective and comparative studies in large number of patients to further confirm the positive predictability, sensitivity and specificity regarding cancer detection.”
About the conversation:
CANCER DETECTION: ITS IMPACT ON LIFE AND BUSINESS
Join us for this special 10 Minute Tip by a leading MK cancer expert
Learn how early detection of cancer is saving lives … and careers.
Don’t miss the Business Growth Club this Friday March 31st from 7:15am until 9:30am upstairs at Abbey Hill Golf Centre, Two Mile Ash, MK8 8AA
In this Friday’s tip, you’ll hear more about the incredible work of Medical Detection Dogs, identifying urinary cancer-positive samples with up to 99 percent accuracy compared with conventional methods which trail lamentably behind.
Those of you who are regular attendees at the Business growth Club already may have met Simba the Alert Dog, who uses his powerful olfactory genius to warn his owner of impending diabetic crises. The same powerful olfactory genius allows Simba’s canine colleagues to sniff out cancer in urine samples at the charity’s HQ and laboratory at Great Horwood, just west of MK.
You’ll find out about the clinical aspects of Medical Detection Dogs from the charity’s urological clinical lead, Mr Mohammed Iqbal Anjum MBBS FRCS FRCS(Urol),Senior Consultant Urological Surgeon at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
You will also hear from Business Growth Club member Suzan St Maur who Chairs the Milton Keynes Cancer Patient Partnership and will share information about the early detection of cancer symptoms and how important this is to successful treatment and long-term survival … critical especially now that more and more business owners and employees are experiencing cancer during their working lives.The MK Cancer Patient Partnership, founded in 2002, has become an information source, networking forum and resources development team combining all-volunteer patients, carers, MKUH clinicians, other health professionals (including increasing numbers of GP practice staff) plus various local cancer support and other allied groups to help deliver the best possible cancer care in MK. Suzan St Maur has been Chair of the Partnership since 2012.
