Mr Simon Marsh, Consultant Breast Surgeon

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 108 Harley Street

Simon Marsh is a prize winning Cambridge graduate. He trained at Trinity College, Cambridge and The Clinical School, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. He is one of the few students to have been awarded the William Harvey Studentship two years running. He qualified in 1987, having been awarded a BA in 1985. He was granted an MA in 1992 and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992. He was awarded an MD by the University of Cambridge in 1996 and in the same year received the Intercollegiate Fellowship in General surgery.

He was appointed a consultant in Colchester in 1999 and joined The London Breast Clinic at 108 Harley Street the same year. He is now Lead Clinician at the Colchester Breast Unit and he divides his time equally between the NHS and The London Breast Clinic. He maintains an active interest in research and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Essex University where he has been responsible for setting up the Essex University MD programme for surgeons in training.  He is involved in the treatment of over 400 breast cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. patients each year.

Philosophical treatment approach: I am a great believer in the ‘team approach’ to help achieve the best treatment for all patients. I consider every patient to be part of our team.

Articles: 
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011: Don’t keep mum about it!

    So, another Breast Cancer Awareness Month is drawing to a close and the healthcare industry is hoping that all of us have learnt something. Despite this, it appears that the facts surrounding breast cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. screeningA way to identify people who may have a certain condition, among a group of people who may or may not seem to are more controversial than ever. How can all women, especially our mothers and grandmothers, be made aware of the risks and benefits involved in screening?

  • Breast Cancer FAQs

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    Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 108 Harley Street

    A cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. can be considered as the uncontrolled growth of the cells of the body. There is unlikely to be a single cause of breast cancer but there are two categories of risk factors. We can look at things that seem to be associated with an increased risk and see if we can change any of these to reduce the risk.

  • I think I’ve found a lump in my breast. What do I do?

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    Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 108 Harley Street

    It is completely understandable that you might worry about the possibility of breast cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. if you find a lump, but remember; most lumps are not cancer. The most likely cause for a lump depends on your age. 

  • I’ve been told I have breast cancer. What treatment will I have?

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    Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 108 Harley Street

    To be told you have breast cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. is always a huge shock. Before we consider some of the treatments available I want to make the important point of how much the treatment of breast cancer has improved over the years. In the 1970s only 50% of people with breast cancer survived for 5 years. In the best units that figure is now around 90%. Similarly the 10 year survival rate was only 40% in the 70s and it is now 80%, with a twenty year survival rate of nearly 70%. The fundamental fact is that most people will no longer die from their breast cancer; and the treatments continue to improve.

  • I’ve been told I have a benign breast lump. What should I do?

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    Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 108 Harley Street

    The short answer is: don’t worry! Benign lumps are not cancerousMalignant, a tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. and usually can safely be left alone. However, as we will see, some benignNot dangerous, usually applied to a tumour that is not malignant. lumps are not as benign as others and sometimes things that are not even lumps may need to be removed.

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