Professor Marc Tischkowitz
About Marc
Job title
Professor of Medical Genetics and Honorary Consultant
Address
Department of Medical Genetics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Specialism
Cancer and genetics
Marc's background
Marc Tischkowitz is senior medical editor at Macmillan for information about cancer and genetics. He completed his medical degree in 1993 and trained in medical oncology before specialising in clinical genetics.
He was a consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital before moving to McGill University, Montreal in 2005. He worked there for 6 years before coming to Cambridge. His clinical work and research are focused on the ways cancer can run in families.
Learn more about Marc's work
Family history, genes and cancer risk
Some people are more likely to develop certain cancers because they have an inherited gene mutation.
Genomics
Genomics is the study of the body’s genes. Cancer develops because of changes in the genes. Understanding the cancer's genes can also be important when planning treatment.
Personalised medicine
Personalised medicine uses information about a person’s cancer to plan treatment. It is sometimes called precision medicine.
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