A West Dulwich who has treated patients with uncommon cancers for 25 years has won an award at 10 Downing Street.
Professor Ian Judson was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Prime Minister’s residence on Monday, November 27.
He has dedicated his career to treating patients with sarcoma as Head of the Sarcoma Unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea.
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Professor Judson has conducted many clinical trials in this area and was a founder member of the British Sarcoma Group, its president until 2015.
“This is a huge honour, and deeply appreciated. I have been involved in sarcoma care since 1991 and the way the field has changed in that time is astonishing,” he said.
Sarcomas are uncommon cancers that can affect any part of the body, on the inside or outside, including the muscle, bone, tendons, blood vessels and fatty tissues.?There are around 100 different sub-types of sarcoma cancer.
Health and Secondary Care Minister Andrew Stephenson MP was among those attending the Shining Stars Awards.
The awards ceremony was run by Sarcoma UK, a national charity funding vital research, of which Professor Judson used to be a board member.
It is the only cancer charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma and has invested more than £5.5 million into 76 research projects to date.
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