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Prof. Michael Baum MB, ChB, FRCS, ChM,
Hon MD Gothenburg Sweden, Hon FRCR
Professor Emeritus of Surgery, and visiting Prof. of Medical Humanities, University College London.

Previous appointments
Professor of Surgery Kings College London 1980-1990
Professor of Surgery Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research 1990-1996
Professor of Surgery University College London (UCL) 1996-2002
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Surgery 2004-2006
Awards
• Skinner Medal – Royal College Radiologists
• Gold Medal- International College of Surgeons
• Ernest Miles Medal – Royal College of Surgeons
• Celebrating Survival Award – San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference 2000
• The William McGuire award, San Antonio, Texas 2002 (Annual award for a life-tim ...more

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	The Third Tablet of the Holy Covenant 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Camp's Over, Now What?: 102 Free Things to Do for Kids and Teens it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History and Mystery of Breast Cancer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Classic Papers in Breast Disease by Michael Baum (Goodreads Author), Craig Henderson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Breast Cancer: A Guide for Every Woman by Michael Baum (Goodreads Author), Christobel Saunders, Sheena Meredith 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breast Cancer Fast Facts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breast Cancer: The Facts (The ^AFacts Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Third Tablet of the Holy Covenant

The Third Tablet of the Holy Covenant
(Matador publishers Autumn 2013)

The idea for this book has been gestating for well over 7 years from the day I became interested in the links between biblical anthropology of the Jewish people and our molecular genealogy. The fact that the “Ashkenazi mutation” in the BRCA I gene that leads to an early onset type of breast cancer, is over 3,000 years old was its Read more of this blog post »

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