Kenneth C. H. Fearon FRCSE FRCPSG (3 August 19603 September 2016) was a 20th-century Scottish surgeon and cancer specialist. He was Professor of Surgical Oncology at the

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with a special interest in

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Life

He was born in

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on 3 August 1960 the son of Pat and Alfred Fearon. He was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow then studied medicine at the

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winning the Brunton Medal in 1982, and graduating MB ChB. In 1983 he began specialising in cancer under Professor

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. He gained his doctorate (MD) in 1988. In 1988 he began lecturing in surgery at the University of Edinburgh under Sir David Carter, becoming a senior lecturer in 1993. He gained his professorship in 1999 and thereafter mainly worked at the

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in Edinburgh. He was a founding member of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Group. In 1991 he was awarded the David Cuthbertson Medal by the Nutrition Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He oversaw multiple scholarship and bursary applications for the

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and was Chairman of its Research Committee from 2006 to 2014. He died in

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on 3 September 2016. He was buried on 17 September 2016 following a service in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh.file:///C:/Users/mobileuser/Downloads/funeral_details_1527958968.pdf He is buried in the

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in south Edinburgh. The grave lies in a line of modern graves just north of the central vaults.

Publications

*''Cancer Associated Cachexia''

Personal life

He was married to Professor Marie Fallon and together they had two children, Christopher and Katie.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fearon, Kenneth 1960 births 2016 deaths Medical doctors from Glasgow Scottish surgeons Alumni of the University of Glasgow Academics of the University of Edinburgh British oncologists Burials at the Grange Cemetery