Dr Francesca Holt
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Francesca Holt
Clinical Oncology Research Fellow and Clinical Oncology Registrar and DPhil Student
Francesca Holt is working towards a DPhil in Population Health under the supervision of Professor Carolyn Taylor, Associate Professor Frances Duane and Dr Georgios Ntentas.
She is involved in projects aiming to estimate the benefits and risks of different types of adjuvant radiotherapy for early breast cancer.
Francesca studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and is currently training as a Clinical Oncology Registrar at the Churchill Hospital.
Recent publications
Estimated Doses to the Heart, Lungs and Oesophagus and Risks From Typical UK Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer During 2015-2023.
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Holt F. et al, (2024), Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol), 36, e322 - e332
Radiotherapy to regional nodes in early breast cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 14 324 women in 16 trials.
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Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) ., (2023), Lancet, 402, 1991 - 2003
Proton Beam Therapy for Early Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes.
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Holt F. et al, (2023), Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 117, 869 - 882
Should patients requiring radiotherapy for breast cancer be treated with proton beam therapy?
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Kirby AM. et al, (2023), BMJ, 381
djuvant and neoadjuvant breast cancer treatments: A systematic review of their effects on mortality.
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Kerr AJ. et al, (2022), Cancer Treat Rev, 105