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BBC News
16 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Herne Bay man has bladder tumours treated as NHS outpatient
A father-of-four has had bladder tumours removed as an outpatient at a Kent hospital through a pioneering new Payne, from Herne Bay, watched on-screen as surgeons removed a small tumour from his bladder via a procedure known as trans urethral laser 67-year-old, who underwent the procedure last week at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, says he was "absolutely blown over by the experience and the technology".Mr Payne had a previous tumour removed under general anaesthetic four years ago at an East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust hospital. He said he was "a little bit nervous" before undergoing the new procedure, as he feared it might not be as effective."But it was exactly the same, just without the general anaesthetic," he said."I watched it on screen. I could see everything, and it was just like watching a documentary. I was even able to direct the consultant to where the tumour was." 'Major step forward' The procedure saw lead consultant for superficial bladder cancer, Georgios Papadopoulos, insert a thin flexible tube with a camera and light into Mr Payne's then took biopsies of the tumour before it was removed using a laser. Any remaining cancer cells were killed using chemotherapy. Mr Papadopoulos said: "This is a major step forward in how we treat patients with small tumours in their bladder."The Prostate Cancer Support Association Kent donated two laser machines, while the League of Friends of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital also helped provide funding.
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Kent: Charity police pantomime to return to the stage in Ramsgate
A police pantomime is returning to Kent to help raise money for three local annual Police Panto is preparing for its 26th show, where the group will be performing Ali Baba And The Four-and-a-Half Thieves at St Lawrence College in Ramsgate from Thursday to group is raising money for the county's Prostate Cancer Support Association, Thanet Community First Responders and mental health group Watson, who is a special chief inspector and secretary for the show, said: "I think its really important that we are able to show the human side of policing or who we are and what we are about." Mr Watson said the group, which is made up of active or retired officers along with friends of the force, tries to add a "policey element" to the show every year."This is a good way of having a little bit of positivity to help with mental health," he inspector explained that the active members of the force would take annual leave for the performances and there would not be any expense to Kent its first show in 1999, the group says it has raised more than £225,000 for Watson told BBC Radio Kent: "It makes us feel really, really proud of what we're doing. "It's a bonus for them, and it's a bonus for us".
