Trailblazer of multidisciplinary cancer care dies at 83

Professor Ann Barrett, a pioneer in multidisciplinary cancer treatment, helped merge Glasgow’s radiotherapy and medical oncology into the Beatson Oncology Centre in 1987, led Glasgow’s Radiation Oncology chair for 15 years, and later chaired Clinical Oncology at the University of East Anglia; she also held leadership roles with the Royal College of Radiologists and ESTRO, translated important French oncology texts, and authored influential textbooks. She died aged 83 in March 2026.