John Edwards PhD FRCS(C/Th)

BTOG, IASLC, EORTC, CWIS. Born at 325ppm.

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

🔥The 25 Hottest Articles of 2025🔥

Chest Wall Injury Society guidelines for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Indications, contraindications, and timing

@zmbauman @drbhavpatel @dotu3535 @sawhitbe @CWISociety #JoTACS #TraumaSurg #SurgTwitter #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine

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[CWIS @CWISociety]

Explore the future of chest wall stabilization at #CWIS2026. Join us April 17 for lunch as faculty share how ImmersiveTouch™ + RibFix Titan® Fixation System are being implemented nationwide. RSVP: https://t.co/rDvCvkvllY

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5/ and finally, the value and satisfaction of seeing @shefunihealth @shefunistudents @SheffSurgSoc students flourish with a gentle nudge in the right direction

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I’ve just been asked in LinkedIn what are the most surprising findings from the 10 years that @Sheff_Thoracic have been running SMuRFS - the Sheffield MUltiple #RibFractures Study - @SheffieldHosp? Well, it’s a long list, & here are the highlights:

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4/ - the striking difference in the level of #CostalMargin Rupture associated or not with #IntercostalHernia
- the focused sector and level localisation of #ribfractures associated with CMR+IH
- the continued discovery of findings which have diagnostic and management value.

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@OncoloJo @BTOGORG Were you stalking me? 🤔

[John Edwards PhD FRCS(C/Th) @_johnedwards]

@OncoloJo @BTOGORG It was certainly a route with challenges - eased by the “need” to stop and “take photos”…

[BTOG @BTOGORG]

Learning how to succeed (and fail) in trials with @ekslim. Honest reflections and invaluable lessons for investigators. #BTOG26

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Well worth watching back on the @BTOGORG website in due course!

[Oncogene Cancer Research @OncogeneCancer]

How to succeed & fail in clinical trials? Big question answered by Professor @ekslim at #BTOG26. He shares top tips from experience in trials like MARS2 & RAMON.

Main takeaway is linked to keeping friends & foes close & involved.
Patients need these trials. Cooperation key #LCSM

[John Edwards PhD FRCS(C/Th) @_johnedwards]

It’s fantastic to see the success of this important session, just as it was to hear from @DrSanjayPopat that the @BTOGORG Research Group will be committed to engaging with Young & Early Career Investigators in trial design & delivery

[BTOG @BTOGORG]

Career Development Session for Trainees with @DrSanjayPopat, @finn_corinne, Sinan Eccles & Anna Bibby.
Honest advice, open Q&A, standing room only. #BTOG26
Level 1, Platform 5

[VJ Oncology @VJOncology]

The final day of #BTOG26 is here! ⏰

The last day is packed with more fantastic speakers, so don’t miss out! Head to https://t.co/AhvnrXVRru for all the updates on BTOG 2026 so far and to see watch exclusive interviews with renowned experts in #lungcancer!

@VJOncology @BTOGORG #LCSM #SCLC #NCSCLC

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Global research – can the UK compete? Strategic overview from Gregory Lubiniecki. #BTOG26

[VJ Oncology @VJOncology]

We kicked off the day at #BTOG26 by interviewing Anna Bibby (@NorthBristolNHS) to hear about her talk on the management of incidental screening findings, and to find out about the potential role of radiomics AI-based risk calculators & circulating biomarkers in lung cancer.

Coming soon to https://t.co/AhvnrXVRru!🎥🫁

@BTOGORG #LCSM

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Keynote: “The Perioperative Revolution in NSCLC” with @HwakeleeMD.
Where we are and where we’re heading – practice-changing landscape. #BTOG26

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Borderline resectable disease discussion from @AndrearicFili. #BTOG26

[VJ Oncology @VJOncology]

The ‘25 by 25’ goal of the UKLCC helped improve UK #lungcancer outcomes, and the coalition has now moved on to its ‘35 by 35’ ambition – 35% of people alive 5 years post-diagnosis by 2035!🫁

At #BTOG26, Prof. Robert Rintoul shared insight into this goal and other key projects - stay tuned for the interview.🎥

@UKlungcancer @BTOGORG #LCSM

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BTOG/SCTS Joint Plenary chaired by @pompili_cecilia and Alan Kirk: resectability & operability with @sharkeya and @amancoonar. Surgical boundaries continue to shift. James Lind Alliance results presented by Babu Naidu – patient priorities shaping research agendas.
Thoracic Surgery in 10 Years’ Time: Role In The Management of Thoracic Malignancies by Aman Coonar #BTOG26

[VJ Oncology @VJOncology]

#BTOG26 | The lovely Lauren Dixon stopped by to share the key messages from the recently published National Lung Cancer Audit State of the Nation Report 2026.📄🫁

This interview is coming soon to https://t.co/ys1d8pDAKO - keep an eye out👀

@NLCA_uk @BTOGORG #LCSM