Professor Emeritus Sam H Ahmedzai is the NIHR National Specialty Lead for Cancer: Supportive Care and Community-based Research.
He was professor of supportive and palliative care at the University of Sheffield for 20 years, and also honorary consultant physician in palliative medicine, working in a busy hospital supportive care team.
Sam has many other roles including Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical Studies Group.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) supports the funding and delivery of clinical research in health and social care in England. Investment in cancer research remains a priority. Last year over 1,000 cancer research studies were carried out with NIHR's support. This includes …