Dr Katie Robb receives prestigious Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize

Published: 14 March 2018

IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Katie Robb has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize award for her work on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities for cancer patients

Photo of Katie RobbHuge congratulations to IHW's Dr Katie Robb, who has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize for her work on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities for cancer patients.

Reflecting on the award, and how she might use the £10,000 prize fund, Katie commented:

I am delighted to be receiving this award and grateful to all the brilliant scientists and clinicians I have collaborated with who have supported this achievement. The prize fund offers an exciting opportunity to accelerate the insights from behavioural science to reduce the burden of cancer, locally, nationally and globally.

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First published: 14 March 2018