The Isle of Man Cancer Service User Forum is holding its final Meet the Consultant meeting of this year on Monday (November 25).
Dr Chenji Ratnavel, who specialises in treating bowel cancer – the third most common after lung and breast cancer – will talk about key hole surgery which is the procedure used in 80 per cent of cases. He will also talk about the bowel screening programme which started in 2011 and is crucial to early detection and cure. After the presentation Dr Ratnavel will take part in a question and answer session with the audience.
The meeting is at 7.30pm at Douglas Golf Club in Pulrose. Steve Upsdell, consultant urologist, will be the guest speaker in January. Free admission and easy parking. Call Julie Stokes on 484950.