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Cancer Research UK partners with the Royal College of Surgeons of England to help people with rectal cancer avoid unnecessary surgery
03 Mar 2026 Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of Surgeons of England have launched a new initiative to improve treatment options for people with rectal cancer, a type of bowel cancer. The goal is to help more people avoid surgery by receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy first. -
2026 Hunterian, Arris and Gale and Arnott Lectureship Recipients
26 Feb 2026 Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the prestigious Hunterian Lectureship, Arris and Gale Lectureship and Arnott Lectureship. -
The results are in: Your first directly elected President
12 Feb 2026 In a historic first, you – our surgical members and fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England – have elected Tim Lane as your new President. He will take office in July 2026, when your current President, Tim Mitchell, steps down at the end of his three-year term.
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Gender gap in surgery
"Whilst on the surface it appears that the gender gap in medicine as a whole is decreasing or perhaps even inverting, in surgery the statistics tell a different story."
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Complications and errors
All surgical procedures carry the potential for adverse events. The latest issue of the Bulletin asks: Do surgeons need support - and, if so, what kind?