{"id":721,"date":"2021-07-06T13:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T13:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/?page_id=721"},"modified":"2021-07-06T18:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:59:21","slug":"professor-bob-steele","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/about-us\/the-committee\/professor-bob-steele\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Bob Steele &#8211; Chairperson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/07\/Bob--1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"Prof Bob Steele\" class=\"wp-image-708\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/07\/Bob--1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/07\/Bob--300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/07\/Bob--768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/07\/Bob-.jpeg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I came to Dundee in 1996 as Professor of Surgery, and right from the outset I became involved with the Ninewells Cancer Campaign (NCC) \u00a0thanks to the encouragement of Jacqui Wood and Pat MacPherson.\u00a0 I have now retired from clinical practice but I continue to have a major interest in Bowel Cancer Screening, in terms of both organisation and research and I also chair the UK National Screening Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took over the chair of NCC on Lady Fiona Fraser\u2019s retirement last year, and I hope that the Committee will continue to prosper as it did under her guidance.&nbsp; 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