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Professor '''Derek Crowther''' [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], [[Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists|FRCR]] (born 1937) is a British [[oncologist]].
Professor '''Derek Crowther''' [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], [[Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists|FRCR]] (born 1937) is a British [[oncologist]], and Professor Emeritus, [[School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bronchud |first=Miguel H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riCsBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=Derek+Crowther+emeritus+manchester&source=bl&ots=mPG2x6xW1P&sig=ACfU3U2w5btAuBoFEDjWw-kWM4GVVeCGNw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVnofZ0of6AhVUD1kFHdOrDkYQ6AF6BAgXEAM#v=onepage&q=Derek%20Crowther%20emeritus%20manchester&f=false |title=Principles of Molecular Oncology |date=2003-12-03 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-59259-664-5 |language=en}}</ref>


Crowther studied medicine at [[St Bartholomew's Hospital]], from where he graduated in 1963.<ref name="HoMBRG">{{cite Q|Q29581665}}</ref>
Crowther was educated at [[University of Cambridge]] and studied medicine at [[St Bartholomew's Hospital]], graduating in 1963.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Derek Crowther, b 1937. - Manchester Medical Collection: Biographical Files A-G - Archives Hub |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb133-mmc/2a/mmc/2/crowtherd |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk}}</ref><ref name="HoMBRG">{{cite Q|Q29581665}}</ref>


In 1973, he became the first Professor of Medical Oncology at the [[Christie Hospital|Christie Cancer Centre]], [[University of Manchester]], retiring in 1997.<ref name="HoMBRG" />
In 1973, he became the first Professor of Medical Oncology at the [[Christie Hospital|Christie Cancer Centre]], [[University of Manchester]]. He was the second professor of medical oncology in the UK (the first being [[Gordon Hamilton Fairley]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monfardini |first=Silvio |last2=MD |last3=Balducci |first3=Lodovico |last4=December 10 |first4=M. D. |last5=2021 |title=The History of Medical Oncology in Europe, 1955–1985 (1) - The ASCO Post |url=https://ascopost.com/issues/december-10-2021/the-history-of-medical-oncology-in-europe-1955-1985-1/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=ascopost.com |language=en}}</ref> He retired in 1997.<ref name="HoMBRG" />


He served as chair of the Leukaemia Research Fund Clinical Trials Advisory Panel, and president of the [[Association of Cancer Physicians]].<ref name="HoMBRG" />
He served as chair of the Leukaemia Research Fund Clinical Trials Advisory Panel, and president of the [[Association of Cancer Physicians]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="HoMBRG" />


He is a foundation scholar at [[Clare College, Cambridge]].<ref name="HoMBRG" />
He is a foundation scholar at [[Clare College, Cambridge]].<ref name="HoMBRG" />
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Professor
Derek Crowther
FRCP, FRCR
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Alma materSt Bartholomew's Hospital

Professor Derek Crowther FRCP, FRCR (born 1937) is a British oncologist, and Professor Emeritus, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester.[1]

Crowther was educated at University of Cambridge and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, graduating in 1963.[2][3]

In 1973, he became the first Professor of Medical Oncology at the Christie Cancer Centre, University of Manchester. He was the second professor of medical oncology in the UK (the first being Gordon Hamilton Fairley).[4] He retired in 1997.[3]

He served as chair of the Leukaemia Research Fund Clinical Trials Advisory Panel, and president of the Association of Cancer Physicians.[2][3]

He is a foundation scholar at Clare College, Cambridge.[3]

He was a member of the United Kingdom government's Gene Therapy Advisory Committee, which first convened in November 1993.[5] In June 2015 he came to public attention, when one of his patients, who had been given six months to live, 40 years earlier, was eighty years old.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bronchud, Miguel H. (3 December 2003). Principles of Molecular Oncology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-59259-664-5.
  2. ^ a b "Derek Crowther, b 1937. - Manchester Medical Collection: Biographical Files A-G - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2003). Leukaemia. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-087-8. OL 21078818M. Wikidata Q29581665.
  4. ^ Monfardini, Silvio; MD; Balducci, Lodovico; December 10, M. D.; 2021. "The History of Medical Oncology in Europe, 1955–1985 (1) - The ASCO Post". ascopost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022. {{cite web}}: |last5= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Gene Therapy (Hansard, 2 December 1993)". Hansard. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Patient given just six months to live but still alive 40 years later". Retrieved 17 June 2017.


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