We provide specialist care in the treatment and management of many different types of cancer.
Edit Galambos is the Lead Cancer Nurse at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. She works with patients, families and healthcare teams to deliver safe, high-quality and compassionate cancer care.
She is passionate about listening to patients and using their experiences to improve services, believing that the best care comes from strong partnerships.
Her key interests include personalised care, patient experience, staff wellbeing, compassionate leadership and supporting nurse development. She works locally, regionally and nationally to ensure every person affected by cancer feels heard, supported and involved in their care.
Below, you will find information and contact details for our each of our cancer teams.
Bone marrow transplant services support patients receiving stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders. The Bone Marrow Transplant team are:
- Catia Cooper – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Marta Frada – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4791
Brain cancer affects the brain and central nervous system. The Brain Cancer Support team are:
- Amanda Diaper – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jamie Pembroke – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 1519/4762
Breast cancer develops in the tissues of the breast and is one of the most common cancers affecting women. The Breast Cancer Support team are:
- Julie Douglas – Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Rosemary Buck – Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Angela Oliver – Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Kasia Kuzaka - Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Clare Atkins – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Claire Gladstone – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jenny Radford – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Simone Harris – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jess Leighton – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Debbie Tremlett - Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Kerry Fisher – Care Co-ordinator
- Jess Perrier - Care Co-ordinator
- Donna Gilmore – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6338
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Metastatic breast cancer is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Support team are:
- Ellie Blaiklock – Metastatic Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jessica Heslin – Metastatic Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Mandy Kilford – Care Coordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6338
Email: pho-tr.
Colorectal (bowel) cancer is a disease in the large bowel. The Colorectal Cancer Support team are:
- Emma Lee – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Louisa Dilley – Associate Nurse Specialist
- Jane White – Associate Nurse Specialist
- Whitney Saunders – Associate Nurse Specialist
- Kayla Psaila – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6007
Metastatic colorectal
Metastatic colorectal cancer is colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
- Mandy Flenley – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 3259
Mob: 07902 401952
Email: amanda.flenley1@nhs.net
Gynaecological cancers are cancers that affect the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, womb, cervix, vulva and vagina. The Gynaecological Cancer Support team are:
- Emma Barber – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jisa George – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Charlie Davies – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4226
Metastatic gynae-oncology
Metastatic gynaecological cancer is cancer that has spread from the female reproductive organs to other parts of the body.
- Gilly Eldridge – Metastatic Gynae-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 1558
Haematological cancers are blood cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. The Haematological Cancer Support team are:
- Blanquita Andaya – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Sushanth Joseph – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Catia Simoes – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Rebecca Bekoe – Care Co-ordinator
- Jade Yates – Pathway Navigator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4771
Head, neck and thyroid cancers affect areas including the mouth, throat, voice box, salivary glands and thyroid gland. The Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer Support team are:
- Vanessa Young – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jo Shires – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Thina Etwar – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Maria Fletcher – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6584
Care Co-ordinator ext 1984
Head and Neck Oncology
- Sharon McGuigan – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6479
Lung cancer affects the lungs and airways. The team also supports patients diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs. The Lung Cancer Support team are:
- Janet Gowan – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Sam Rowlands – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Sam Penfold – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Denise Wright – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Hannah Simmons – Care Co-ordinator
- Eloise Denyer – Pathway Navigator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 1382
Metastatic Lung Cancer
Metastatic lung cancer is lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
- Shelley Gates – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 07902401951
Lymphoma is a blood cancer of the lymphatic system. The Lymphoma Support team are:
- Samantha Darby - Nurse Specialist
- Delme Parsons – Nurse Specialist
- Anna Wood – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4763
Mob: 07725648097 – text messages only
Email: pho-tr-lymphmateam
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (GEP’s or NETS)
NETs are cancers that start in cells that make hormones in the body. HPB & GEPS Support team are:
- Lisa Murray – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Ann Jose – Associate Nurse Specialist
- Emma Young – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 2863325
Mob: 07738 837379
Email: pho-tr.
Upper GI cancers are cancers of the oesophagus (food pipe) and stomach. The Upper GI Support team are:
- Jo Dash – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Brian Tubb – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Kelly Greaney – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 5422
Mob: 07738 802542
Email: pho-tr.
Sarcoma is a rare cancer that affects the bones and soft tissues. The Sarcoma Support team are:
- Mandy Kilford – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4051
Skin cancers affect the skin and surrounding tissues. The Skin / Dermatology Support team are:
- Becky Clancy – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Aimee Giles-Jones – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 02380 540427
Melonoma
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in the pigment-producing cells of the skin called melanocytes. The Melanoma Support team are:
- Annmareena Johny – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jamie Pembroke – Care Coordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4791
Mob: 07519 293114
The Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service supports young people aged 16–24 who are diagnosed with cancer, providing specialist medical, emotional and wellbeing support throughout treatment and beyond.
The Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Support team are:
- Nicola Clist – Teenage and Young Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email: n.clist@nhs.net
Mob: 07395 374300
Urological cancers affect the urinary system and male reproductive organs, including the prostate, bladder and kidneys. The Urology Support team are:
- Tracey Rowe – Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Claire Higgs – Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Roxanne Dunn – Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Emma Greaves – Bladder Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Catherine Lympany – Bladder Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Jane Willett – Care Co-ordinator
- Nicola Davies – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 6989
Metastatic Uro-oncology
Metastatic uro-oncology is cancer of the urinary or male reproductive system that has spread to other parts of the body. The Metastatic Urology Support team are:
- Sam Hughes – Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Tammy Bradford – Care Co-ordinator
Tel: 02392 286000 ext 4760
Mob: 07507 889107