To all the staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
DR JERVOISE ANDREYEV Consultant gastroenterologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital who has done extensive work dealing with the side effects of cancer treatment.
DR MURRAY F. BRENNAN Leading cancer surgeon at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
DR CRAIG CARR Consultant in intensive care at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
PROFESSOR DAVID CUNNINGHAM World renowned oncologist and head of the gastro-intestinal unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
DR ALISTAIR GASCOIGNE Head of intensive care at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
DR CONOR GILLAN Anaesthetist at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
DR KAZIMIERZ MOCHLINSKI Medical oncologist, specialising in gastro-intestinal cancers at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
MR SATVINDER MUDAN Consultant surgeon and surgical oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
DR MAURICE SLEVIN Consultant medical oncologist based in London.
DR DAVID STURGEON Consultant to the University College London Psychology Therapies Service, specialising in issues arising from death and dying.
DR DIANA TAIT Consultant clinical oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital.