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Martin Gore (oncologist)Professor Martin Gore CBE (February 1951 – 10 January 2019) was a leading British oncologist and cancer researcher. He was medical director of the Royal Marsden Hospital from 2006,[1] and professor of cancer medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research.[2] Gore was the son of refugees who escaped the 1939 Invasion of Poland. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He joined the Royal Marsden in 1981, becoming a consultant in 1989.[2] He authored or co-authored more than 500 academic papers, taking a particular interest in personalised medicine and bringing new therapies, such as targeted therapy and cancer immunotherapy, into the clinic.[2] He received a CBE for services to oncology in the Queen's birthday honours in 2016. Gore died of total organ failure after receiving an inoculation against yellow fever.[3][4][5] References
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