Professor Fallowfield said
"It was a truly wonderful and surprising honour to receive such a prestigious accolade from my oncology colleagues especially as I am a psychologist not even an oncologist.
My research team are 100% research grant income funded, and this year has been a very difficult one for us all, so the award was also a terrific boost to everyone's morale, a chance to celebrate the successes and benefits our research has brought not only to patients and their relatives but also health care professionals".
Lifetime achievement award for Professor Fallowfield
February 03, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Professor Lesley Fallowfield, Director of the Cancer Research UK Sussex Psychosocial Oncology Group has won the prestigious Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Lifetime Achievement Award from British Oncological Association.
It recognised her world-renowned work in understanding the psychological and social effects of cancer. The awards, now in their fifth year, recognise UK-based healthcare professionals who have made a significant improvement to the care of cancer patients.
In 1991, Professor Fallowfield became full-time Director of the Psychosocial Oncology Group and in 1997 was awarded the first European chair in Psycho-oncology at University College London.
Her research interests are wide and include the measurement of quality of life in clinical trials of cancer therapy and training in communication skills for oncology healthcare professionals, funding for the evaluation of which is provided by Cancer Research UK.
With an international reputation, Professor Fallowfield has published over 250 papers,and written or co-edited three books. She lectures and runs training workshops throughout the world in psychosocial oncology, quality of life assessment and communication skills.