An Introduction to Cancer: Anatomy, Biology and Treatments

Join us on the 24th & 25th Sept 2026 for An Introduction to Cancer: Anatomy, Biology and treatments with David O’Halloran. Face to Face

Build Your Foundation in Cancer Care

Transitioning into oncology? Our two-day course with David O'Halloran provides healthcare professionals with essential knowledge to confidently support cancer patients.

Through comprehensive presentations and clinical case discussions, you'll gain a structured understanding of cancer development, detection, and treatment approaches across the most common cancer types.

What You'll Learn:

• Cellular and tissue biology of cancer development
• Cancer spread and classification systems
• Overview of multi-modal treatment approaches
• In-depth focus on colorectal, lung, breast and prostate cancers
• Haematological malignancies: leukaemia and lymphoma

Who Should Attend:
Doctors, nurses, AHPs, pharmacists, radiographers, and other healthcare professionals new to oncology or in early oncology careers. Also valuable for research staff, CTU teams, hospice professionals, and industry colleagues requiring clinical understanding of cancer care.

Format: Interactive face-to-face learning over two daysr

Previous Attendee feedback:

“Excellent speaker, enthusiastic, passionate, explained complex concepts very well and used analogies which made the content easy to follow”.

“Incredibly engaging as a speaker. Impressive that something so complex could be explained so simply”.

“David was wonderful and his presentation skills the way in which he delivered subjects made it easy to keep on track with remember. It has left a long-lasting impression me I would love to attend another one of David's sessions learn more.”

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NB. this is a fully in person event and not recorded, for the course no on-demand will be available.

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This event may be subject to change from face to face to fully virtual. Correspondence in regards to any changes in the delivery of this event will be notified directly by The School of Oncology.

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