Robert Thomas

Professor of Sports and Nutritional Science

Robert Thomas

Professor Robert Thomas is a Consultant Oncologist at Bedford and Addenbrooke's Hospitals, a clinical teacher at Cambridge 亚色视频 and visiting Professor of Sports and Nutritional Science at the 亚色视频.

He is lead of a Lifestyle and Cancer Research Unit conducting designing and conducting government backed studies evaluating the impact of exercise, diet and natural therapies. In collaboration with The Universities of Bedfordshire, Southern California, Cambridge and Glasgow, this unit has published over 100 peer reviewed scientific papers (). This has included the worlds largest randomised controlled trial of a polyphenol rich nutritional supplement in patient with cancer (the ) and the randomised evaluation of a topical therapy to prevent chemotherapy induced nail damage (the ). More recently, he lead the analysis of the 155,000 patient data set (PLCO) which has linked sugar with an increased cancer and tea and brocolli with cancer prevention.

In 2010, he designed and lead the implementation of the UK's cancer exercise rehabilitation course and Qualification with Macmillan and Skills Active. In 2019, he wrote the book 鈥溾, and remains medical advisor for the lifestyle and cancer website , the general lifetsyle site and writes a popular health blog in partnership with exercise professionals and nutritionists. For these contributions he has been awarded The British Oncology Association鈥檚 鈥淥ncologist of the Year鈥 and The Royal College of Radiologist medal.

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School of Sport Science and Physical Activity
Faculty of Education, English and Sport
Bedford campus
Polhill Avenue
Bedford
MK41 9EA
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