Professor Tim Iveson
Tim Iveson was chief medical editor at Macmillan for information about gastro-intestinal cancers and for information about living and coping with cancer until December 2022.
About Tim
Job title
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Professor of Gastro-intestinal Oncology
Address
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Specialism
Gastro-intestinal cancers, and living or coping with cancer
Tim's background
Until December 2022, Tim Iveson was chief medical editor at Macmillan for information about gastro-intestinal cancers, and for information about living and coping with cancer. He has been a consultant medical oncologist since 1995, and specialises in the chemotherapy treatment of gastro-intestinal cancers. He initially worked in Salisbury and Southampton, but now works solely at Southampton where he is the lead cancer clinician.
He regularly participates in clinical trials, including being chief investigator. He has been a member of the NCRI Colorectal Cancer Adjuvant and Advanced Disease sub-group. He was also a member of the NICE Colorectal Guidance Group which drew up the NICE Colorectal guidelines. He strongly believes that people should have access to high quality patient information and became Macmillan’s Chief Editor in 2012.
Learn more about Tim's work
Cancer of uknown primary
Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) means that doctors are not sure where the cancer started.
Fertility
Fertility means being able to get pregnant or make someone pregnant. Some cancer treatments can affect fertility.
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a cancer that starts in the pancreas. The pancreas is part of the digestive system.
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