Trustees & Patrons

Trustees

Peter Gwilliam

Roy Craft

Dr Neil Rushton

Lynn Blackadder

Patrons

Prof. Martyn Caplin

Dr Martyn Caplin is a consultant in gastroenterology and hepatobiliary medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

In addition to his general practice in gastroenterology he is lead physician for the Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit at the Royal Free, leading a multidisciplinary clinical team as well as heading a research programme in neuroendocrine tumours.

His research interests include gastrointestinal peptides, new targets for neuroendocrine tumour therapy, assessing the efficacy of targeted isotope therapy for neuroendocrine tumours and other interventional protocols.

Sir Peter Stothard

Sir Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and was Editor of The Times from 1992 to 2002. His book On the Spartacus Roaddeals, in part, with some of the symptoms associated with a neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas for which he was successfully treated in 2000. ‘I am happy to support the NET Patient Foundation and its campaign for increased awareness and earlier diagnosis of this slothful but determined killer’.

Dr Sarah Brewer

Dr Sarah Brewer qualified as a doctor from Cambridge University. She completed her medical training at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, and was a full-time GP in Plymouth, Devon, for five years. She now works as a media medic and is currently completing a Masters degree in Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey, Guildford. Sarah writes widely on all aspects of health, including nutrition, complementary medicine and sexual health. She has written almost 50 popular self-help books and appears regularly on TV and radio. She is a regular contributor to a number of newspapers and women’s magazines, including Prima, Natural Health, the Daily Mail and others. She was voted Health Journalist of the Year 2002.Sarah is a member of the Guild of Health Writers, where she first met NET founder, Cathy Kalamis at one of their regular meetings.