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Dr Anisha Patel: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Dr Anisha Patel
Lead patient advocate for PROSPECT and NHS GP
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press citations on 2 topics since 23 Jun 2026 · last quoted 4 Nov 2026
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Dr Anisha Patel: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Lead patient advocate for PROSPECT and NHS GP
- Quoted on
- Cancer, Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 23 Jun 2026
04 The signal · where Dr Anisha Patel sits on cancer
Ranked 64= of 100 voices quoted in the press on cancer, level with 36 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Prof Peter JohnsonClinicianNational Clinical Director for Cancer, NHS England23 - 2
Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinicianChair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)17 - 3=Dr Claire FullerClinicianNational Medical Director, NHS England15
- 64=Ben AtkinsAcademicDentist and trustee at the Oral Health Foundation2
- 64=Hemant NemadeClinicianUHN Group medical director2
- 64=Dr Anisha PatelClinicianLead patient advocate for PROSPECT and NHS GP2
- 64=Jamil AhmedAcademicUHN's robotic surgery lead2
- 64=Neil SikkaAcademicDentist; director of dentistry at Bupa Dental Care2
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Anisha Patel has said
By outlet · linked articles
- gponline.com1
- oncology-central.com1
- sustainhealth.fit1
Where Dr Anisha Patel has been quoted
- 01NHS launches 'world-first' cancer blood test trial in 200 GP practices | GPonlinegponline.com · 4 Nov 2026
- 02M&S Wants Britain’s Fibre Rules Rewritten in Plain Englishsustainhealth.fit · 10 Aug 2026
- 03Is accelerated biological ageing behind the rise in early-onset cancers?oncology-central.com · 23 Jun 2026
Verbatim
“This trial offers real hope that blood tests could help us improve early diagnosis by identifying sooner who needs further investigation.”
“Every day, I see how much of our ill health is driven by preventable disease, yet many people are still unaware of just how important fibre is for their long-term health. A diet rich in fibre is associated with a lower risk of bowel cancer. Around 1 in 3 preventable bowel cancer cases are linked to a low-fibre diet, making fibre one of the simplest and most effective ways we can reduce cancer risk.”
“As an early-onset colorectal cancer survivor, I know one of the hardest questions is simply 'why did this happen to me?'. These findings provide an important clue to the puzzle and offer new insight into the biological ageing of fat cells that may be contributing to rising cancer rates in younger adults.”
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