Durham professor appointed as key adviser on cancer diagnosis

Durham professor appointed as key adviser on cancer diagnosis. Durham University's Professor Greg Rubin has been appointed as the first ever Clinical Lead for Cancer for the Royal College of General Practitioners and Cancer Research UK. Professor Rubin will lead the new five-year clinical partnership between the organisations focusing on cancer in primary care which will aim to inform, improve and innovate cancer care in GP surgeries. The role will be in addition to his post in the School of Medicine and Health at Durham University. The Clinical Lead for Cancer position is the first of its kind, and is being funded by Cancer Research UK in recognition of the vital role GPs play both in early diagnosis of cancer, and throughout a patient's treatment within the health system. Professor Rubin, who is a professor of general practice and primary care at Durham University, will be working as an adviser to Cancer Research UK on issues affecting cancer in primary care. Professor Greg Rubin said: "I'm delighted to have been chosen to lead this important initiative on behalf of the Royal College of GPs and Cancer Research UK.