Michael Stratton, cancer gene scientist, knighted

The scientist who identified one of the genes that causes breast cancer has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Prof Michael Stratton's research on the Cancer Genome Project at the Sanger Institute has improved the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The bacteriologist Prof Hugh Pennington becomes a CBE.
Three nurses and three GPs have been appointed MBEs.
In addition to Prof Stratton, three other knighthoods have been awarded in the health sector.

Professor Andrew Hall, chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, is knighted for services to public health, and Professor Peng Tee Khaw, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, also receives a knighthood.

His research into glaucoma has led to a safer surgery system that has been adopted round the world.
Stephen O'Rahilly professor of clinical biochemistry and medicine at the University of Cambridge, has also been knighted for his research on the causes of human obesity.


The identification of the breast cancer gene, BRCA2, has led to predictive tests for women with an inherited risk of the disease

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It is such a relief to know that there are some professional people out there that actually care for the ill in health. Maybe now I can point my friend who has all of the symptoms glaucoma; which they can't seem to recognise here, into finally getting a diagnoses and treatment. We can breathe a sigh of relief on breast as well, that is simply marvellous. Well deserved knighthoods, I hope they get ALL they deserve!  But they won't because 'good people never get rewarded; only the bad get praised in this life!'

It's also nice to see this happening for doing something that has a bit more impact than how many pop records the new "knight" has sold