Ben was a Doctoral Research Fellow at Hull York Medical School, as part of the TRANSFORM group, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research. Ben defended his PhD in November 2023 in socioeconomic inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian and colon cancer. Ben conducted systematic literature reviews and used routinely collected cancer registration data to evaluate inequalities in diagnosis and treatment of ovarian and colon cancer in secondary care. Ben now works as a medical oncology specialist registrar in Leeds and is an honorary research fellow at Hull York Medical School.
Ben studied Medicine at Keele University. Ben then worked as a junior doctor in Oxford and Leeds and commenced his higher speciality training in Medical Oncology, working in different cancer centres including Preston, The Christie Hospital, York, Leeds and Hull. Ben took time out of training to study a PhD at Hull York Medical School, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research. His main research interests are in inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Pickwell-Smith B, Greenley S, Lind M, Macleod U. Where are the inequalities in ovarian cancer care in a country with universal healthcare? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Cancer Policy. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100458
Wray A, Boland J, Pickwell-Smith et al. A systematic review exploring the experience for parentally bereaved children and their surviving parent to identify how they are supported following the death of a parent. A qualitative synthesis of the evidence. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2022.
Viggars A, Charlton T, Olsson-Brown A, Hughes D, Hindocha S, Pickwell-Smith B. Acute Oncology: Increasing Engagement and Visibility in Acute Care Settings – The Trainee Perspective. Clinical Oncology. 2022;34(8):545-548.
Pickwell-Smith B, Perren T, Kayani K. Advances in the Medical Management of Ovarian Cancer. In: Wilkinson N, editor. Pathology of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube and Peritoneum. London: Springer [In press].
Pickwell-Smith B, Proctor A. Contributions to Breast Cancer and Cancer of Unknown Primary Questions. In: Hughes D, Olsson-Brown A, Cave A, Earl A, Frazer R, Sita-Lumsden A, Board R, editors. 500 Single Best Answers for the Medical Oncology Speciality Certificate Exam. Oxford: Evidence-Based Networks Ltd; 2022.
Pickwell-Smith B, Young A. Management of Malignant Ascites. In: Young A, Board R, Leonard P, Cooksley T, Stewart A, Michie C, editors. Problem Solving in Acute Oncology. Oxford: Evidence-Based Networks Ltd; 2019.
Pickwell-Smith B, Board R. A case of delayed response to immunotherapy in a patient with acral melanoma. In: Board R, Nathan P, Newsom-Davis T, Papa S, Johnson P, editors. Problem Solving in Cancer Immunotherapy. Oxford: Evidence-Based Networks Ltd; 2018.
Pickwell-Smith B, So A, Board R. Managing side effects of cancer immunotherapy for the acute physician. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2018;79(7):372-377.
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Mitchell E, Pickwell-Smith B, Macleod U. Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review. BMJ Open. 2015;5(4):e006965.