Dr Ben Shum

Ben Shum is senior medical editor at Macmillan for information about skin cancer including melanoma. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2011.

His interests include immuno-oncology approaches in melanoma, particularly within biomarker driven treatment personalisation, and developing novel therapies through clinical trials.

After completing his specialist training in Sydney, Ben undertook a clinical and translational research fellowship with the Renal and Melanoma Unit at Royal Marsden Hospital.

He completed an MD(Res) research degree at the Francis Crick Institute, via the Institute of Cancer Research, exploring mechanisms of response and resistance to novel immunotherapies in melanoma.