Dr Shiroma De Silva-Minor

Written by a private patient at The Churchill

I have been under the care of Dr de Silva Minor, for almost 7 years now. She has been consistently calm and kind. She pays great attention to detail and I have found that very reassuring throughout.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Oxford

I was diagnosed in March 2018, and my surgeon recommended Dr Shiroma de Silva-Minor (DSM) as my Oncologist. I have received excellent care, with options, recommendations, and the possible side effects at all stages of treatment discussed and clearly explained. Shiroma, listened and answered any questions I had in a clear and concise way. She also takes an active interest in my wider well being, including mental health at all stages of treatment and at ongoing reviews. I would certainly recommend Shiroma to other patients starting the cancer journey.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Oxford

I feel I am very lucky to be under the care of Dr De Silva-Minor. She is very thoughtful and kind and always listens to any concerns I may have with compassion, support and understanding. It is now almost 18 years since I was first diagnosed with breast cancer and if I had to go through any treatment again I would certainly hope that Dr De Silva-Minor would be my Oncologist.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Oxford

Dr De Siva-Minor was recommended to me by my surgeon and I am have to say it was a perfect one. She was fabulous at explaining my treatment and listening to my concerns even though the majority of my appointments have been by telephone rather than face to face due to the pandemic. I had an issue with the proposed radiotherapy treatment with the MDT not agreeing about the areas to be treated - Dr De Silva fought my corner to the last and I finally received the treatment she and I had decided was optimum for me. The only thing against the service was the quality of the administrative support received which was not very responsive to messages (no receipt acknowledged usually) and even then, many responses showed that the messages were not being read properly and I ended up having to repeat myself several times. However, this does not detract from the fantastic patient care delivered by Shiroma. I am now entering the follow up stages, after receiving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy under her care and feel confident that she will continue to offer the same superb services not only to me, but to all of her patients.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Oxford

I was extremely lucky to have been assigned Dr De Silva as my Oncologist when diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in September 2019. From the moment I met her I completely trusted her, although I was completely devastated by my diagnosis at the age of 44 I was determined I was going to fight this and to do that I needed all the relevant information regarding the aggressive type of cancer I had. Dr De Silva Minor was extremely honest and explained to me in plain English what my treatment plan was going to be and the side effects I may experience. I was extremely lucky to have private healthcare and as such was offered all the treatment options available for my cancer type. Throughout my treatment Dr De Silva Minor checked on my progress constantly and whenever I had concerns she was quick to put my mind at rest. She always acted on the side of caution arranging additional scans and tests when needed and also additional chemo treatment when I didn’t have a full pathological response from the first chemo treatment plan. Dr De Silva Minor treated me with the greatest of care and also checked on the wellbeing of my family throughout my treatment. When my 12 year old son came to one of my appointments she took time to get to know him and answer all of his questions. This had a hugely positive impact on him. I feel extremely lucky to have had such a professional, experience and down to earth doctor looking after me through what has been the most challenging period of my life. Having gained the confirmation that there was no further evidence of disease in Jan 2021 I cannot thank Dr De Silva Minor enough, she truly saved my life.

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