Some of the staff of the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research featured in the film. From left to right: Dr Nick Van As (Consultant Clinical Oncologist), Helen Taylor (radiographer), Dr James Larkin (Consultant Medical Oncologist), Mr Chris Ogden (surgeon), Prof Paul Workman (Head of Cancer Therapeutics, ICR).

Mr Chris Ogden, pioneer of radical robotic prostatectomy recently featured in an hour long documentary by the BBC. Horizon: Defeating cancer went behind the scenes at one of Britain’s leading cancer hospitals, the Royal Marsden in London. The film follows Rosemary, Phil and Ray as they undergo remarkable new treatments – from a billion pound genetically targeted drug designed to fight a type of skin cancer, to advanced robotic surgery. We witness the breakthroughs in surgery and in scientific research that are offering new hope and helping to defeat a disease that more than one in three of us will develop at some stage of our lives.

For a short time the episode is available online via BBC iPlayer here.

View a short clip of Chris Ogden in the video here.

View the full video here.

In recognition of over 1,000 patients treated with excellent published outcomes, Chris Ogden is the first surgeon in the UK and one of only a few surgeons worldwide to receive this prestigious award.

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The Prime Minister and Health Secretary of the day attend the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea to inspect the first da Vinci S robot in the UK.