Advisory Board
MEDICAL ADVISERS
Dr F. Anthony Greco MD is Director of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute located in Nashville, USA. Dr. Greco’s principal professional interest has been clinical cancer research and he now specialises in cancers of unknown primary origin, lung cancer and germ cell tumors. He has helped to define the complex group of patients with unknown primary cancer recognizing many subsets of patients requiring specific therapy. He has developed or helped develop new and improved therapies for patients with several types of neoplastic diseases, including unknown primary cancer.
Dr Maurice L. Slevin MD FRCP is Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he has practiced for 30 years, and a founding Director of The London Oncology Clinic. Dr Slevin is the author or co-author of a number of books and chapters in books; and some 200 papers in medical journals. In 1985 he joined Vicky Clement Jones in setting up the information and support charity, Cancerbackup. Following the merger of Macmillan Cancer Support with Cancerbackup in 2008 he became a trustee of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Dr Harpreet S. Wasan MD MBBS PhD FRCP is a Consultant in Medical Oncology and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London, and the Department of Cancer Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital. He is the Chief Investigator for a multi-centre, phase II, trial on CUP which is due to start in the Summer of 2008. Dr Wasan is on the UK National Cancer Research Institute Steering Committee for both advanced colorectal cancer and upper gastrointestinal groups, the Chair of the West London Cancer Network, and oncology advisor to the UK Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin.
Message board
Cancer expert, Dr. Tony Greco has agreed to be an advisor to Jo’s friends. Dr Greco of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in the USA has an unrivalled international reputation for his CUP research, categorisation and treatment.
Endorsements
CUP is a neglected area. I am delighted to support the work of Jo's friends. This website is a fantastic resource.
Dr Maurice Slevin, Medical Oncologist
Already a fantastic achievement as a resource!!!
Dr. H Wasan, Consultant and Hon Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology
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