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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Raymond Mak: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Raymond Mak
Dr (one of the study's authors, Mass General Brigham)
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Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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press citations on 1 topic since 19 Oct 2026 · last quoted 23 Oct 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Raymond Mak: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Dr (one of the study's authors, Mass General Brigham)
- Quoted on
- Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 23 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 19 Oct 2026
04 The signal · where Raymond Mak sits on cancer
Ranked 18= of 100 voices quoted in the press on cancer, level with 17 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
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
- 18=
Kristian HelinAcademicChief Executive and President, The Institute of Cancer Research, London4 - 18=Muy-Teck TehAcademicProfessor of Molecular Oral Oncology at Queen Mary4
- 18=Raymond MakClinicianDr (one of the study's authors, Mass General Brigham)4
- 18=Luigi CarboneClinicianhis doctor (named with Stefano Margaritora as authors of the Vatican statement)4
- 18=Michele AfifClinicianDr, chief executive of the Brain Tumour Charity4
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 18=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Raymond Mak has said
By outlet · linked articles
- aol.co.uk1
- bbc.co.uk1
- express.co.uk1
- theguardian.com1
Where Raymond Mak has been quoted
- 01Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhartheguardian.com · 23 Oct 2026
- 02'I joined an AI health study that estimates your age from a selfie'express.co.uk · 20 Oct 2026
- 03Can one photo of your face reveal how ill you are?bbc.co.uk · 20 Oct 2026
- 04New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests - AOLaol.co.uk · 19 Oct 2026
Verbatim
“these parts of the face are the same as those referenced by Hippocrates in 400BC as signs of muscle wasting and mortality risk: "the nose sharp, the eyes sunken, the temples fallen in"”
“As the population ages, physicians need better ways to estimate physical reserve and frailty before recommending intensive treatments such as radiation, surgery or systemic therapy.”
“Our goal is to make face photograph-based health assessment more quantitative, consistent and scalable so it can support personalised treatment decisions rather than replace physician judgment.”
“As the population ages, physicians need better ways to estimate physical reserve and frailty before recommending intensive treatments such as radiation, surgery or systemic therapy.”
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Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other registered clinicians quoted in a clinical capacity. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 12 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.