Lisa J. M. Caldon (born 1968) is a British professor and clinical lecturer specialising in

oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

. In her 20 year career, Caldon has published some 20 papers in the field of medicine. These have appeared in some of the top medical and peer-reviewed journals in

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Medical Education Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship (medical), internship) and additional training thereafter (e.g., Re ...

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European Journal of Cancer The ''European Journal of Cancer'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal devoted to cancer research on experimental oncology, clinical oncology (medical, paediatric, radiation, surgical), and on cancer epidemiology and prevention. It is the official j ...

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British Journal of Surgery The ''British Journal of Surgery'' (''BJS'') is a monthly peer-reviewed publication targeting general surgeons and the associated subspecialities. At 6.939 it has the highest impact factor of any general surgical journal in Europe. It has been pu ...

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Psycho-Oncology Psycho-oncology is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of physical, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of the cancer experience for both patients and caregivers. Also known as psychiatric oncology or psychosocial oncology, r ...

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Future Oncology ''Future Oncology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 2005 and published by Future Medicine. It covers all aspects of oncology. The editors-in-chief are Ron Allison (21st Century Oncology) and Jackson Orem (Uganda Cancer Institute). ...

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The Lancet Oncology ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, ...

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and with

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

Career

From August 2002 to October 2008, Caldon worked as a clinical lecturer at

, teaching others about the psychosocial aspects of cancer. Since October 2010, she has worked as a clinical lecturer and

senior registrar :''This article primarily explains the Senior Registrar doctor grade within the United Kingdom until 1996'' A Senior Registrar was a grade of doctor in the United Kingdom or Ireland before being superseded during reforms in the 1990s. The senior ...

Sheffield University , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

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on Doctors Academy In 2016, Caldon collaborated with a team of medical specialists in publishing the fifth edition of ''Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery'', which was written to "deliver a concise and didactic account of the essential features of all common surgical disorders." Much of her work was in assessing breast cancer. Caldon is a member of the

Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Royal C ...

Publications

*''Short-term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with and without mesh (iBRA): a multicentre, prospective cohort study'' (

, February 2019) *''Efficient development and usability testing of decision support interventions for older women with breast cancer'' (

Patient Preference and Adherence ''Patient Preference and Adherence'' is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal focusing on patient preference and adherence throughout the therapeutic continuum. The journal was established in 2007 and is published by Dove Medical Press Dove Medical ...

, January 2019) *''Understanding older women’s decision making and coping in the context of breast cancer treatment'' ( BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, June 2015) *''The use of Titanium mesh (TiLOOP) in immediate breast reconstruction; low cost, low complications'' (European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology, June 2015) *''The development of a decision support intervention for older women with a choice of surgery or primary endocrine therapy to treat breast cancer'' (

, January 2015)Sheffield Hallam University
/ref> *''The Information and decision support needs of older women (>75 yrs) facing treatment choices for breast cancer: A qualitative study'' (

, December 2014) *''Information Needs of Older Women Faced with a Choice of Primary Endocrine Therapy or Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Literature Review'' (Current Breast Cancer Reports, September 2014) *''Theory based analysis of the effects of decision aids for surgery in early stage breast cancer: a systematic review'' (with co-author

Glyn Elwyn Glyn Elwyn is a professor and physician-researcher at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, USA, where he directs the Patient Engagement Research Program. He also leads The Preference Laboratory, an ...

) (European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, September 2013) *''Increasing readiness to decide and strengthening behavioral intentions: Evaluating the impact of a web-based patient decision aid for breast cancer treatment options'' (with co-author Glyn Elwyn) ( Patient Education and Counseling, April 2012) *''Why do hospital mastectomy rates vary? Differences in the decision-making experiences of women with breast cancer'' (with co-author Sam Ahmedzai) (

British Journal of Cancer The ''British Journal of Cancer'' is a twice-monthly professional medical journal owned by Cancer Research UK (a registered charity in the United Kingdom), published on their behalf by Springer Nature's Nature Research. The ''British Journal of ...

, May 2011) *''Clinicians' concerns about decision support interventions for patients facing breast cancer surgery options: understanding the challenge of implementing shared decision-making'' (with co-author Glyn Elwyn) (Health Expectations, October 2010) *''Consumers as researchers – innovative experiences in UK National Health Service Research'' (International IJC, August 2010) *''Changing trends in the decision-making preferences of women with early breast cancer'' (

, March 2008) *''What influences clinicians’ operative preferences for women with breast cancer? An application of the discrete choice experiment'' (

, August 2007) *''Case-mix fails to explain variation in mastectomy rates: management of screen-detected breast cancer in a UK region 1997-2003'' (British Journal of Cancer, February 2005) *''Case-mix fails to explain variation in mastectomy rates: management of screen-detected breast cancer in a UK region 1997-2003'' (British Journal of Cancer, January 2005) *''Selecting performance assessment methods'' (

, November 2002) *''Is insight important? Measuring the capacity to change'' (Medical Education, November 2002) *''Is insight important? measuring capacity to change performance.'' (Medical Education, January 2002) *''Changing patterns of surgery: The trent breast screening program 1997-2000'' (European journal of cancer, September 2001)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldon, Lisa Living people 1968 births Alumni of the University of Sheffield Alumni of the University of Leicester Women oncologists British oncologists Cancer researchers 20th-century British medical doctors 21st-century British medical doctors 21st-century British women medical doctors Academics of the University of Sheffield Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England