Cuthbert Dukes

Cuthbert Dukes
Dukes next to his microscope
Born24 July 1890 (1890-07-24)
Died3 February 1977(1977-02-03) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forDukes classification
Medical career
ProfessionPathologist
FieldPathology, Urology
InstitutionsUniversity College London

Cuthbert Esquire Dukes OBE (24 July 1890 – 3 February 1977)[1] was an English physician, pathologist and author, for whom the Dukes classification for colorectal cancer is named.

  1. ^ Olson, James Stuart (1989). The History of Cancer: An Annotated Bibliography. ABC-CLIO. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-313-25889-3.