Usha Menon is Professor of Gynaecological Cancer at

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, described as "one of Britain’s foremost specialists in gynaecological cancer". She has been a lead investigator on UK

ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different ...

screening trials and on studies of ovarian cancer symptoms notably the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS), which forms the evidence base for current ovarian cancer screening guidelines. UKCTOCS involved over 200,000 participants and 650,000 yearly screenings over a period of fourteen years with mortality as the endpoint. Menon completed an

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in Medicine/Surgery in 1985 at the

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and subsequently a diploma in

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Obstetrics and gynaecology (also spelled as obstetrics and gynecology; abbreviated as Obst and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and ...

in 1988. In 1990 she achieved an MD. in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Christian Medical College in

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, India. Menon is currently an adjunct professor at the

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, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute ( THSTI) and Strategy Lead at the Clinical Development Services Agency, India where she works on initiatives to improve the academic clinical trials ecosystem. These initiatives have included an ethical review of multicentre research, a clinical trials toolkit and an integrated research application system. She is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at the London UCLH NHS Foundation Trust where she focuses on women at risk for familial gynaecological cancer. She also runs the Familial Cancer Clinic for gynaecological oncology. Menon's research interests include the management of women at increased risk of familial gynaecological cancers and runs the Familial Cancer Clinic for gynaecological oncology based at

Hospital.

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