Sheila Dillon
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Sheila Dillon is a British
Early life and education
Dillon was born in
Dillon studied English at
Career
After university, Dillon spent a year in
Working with Derek Cooper, Dillon was responsible for coverage of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), GM and food irradiation which helped establish food as an important, newsworthy subject. She has been the presenter of Radio 4’s The Food Programme since taking over from Derek Cooper. She hosts the annual BBC Radio Food and Farming Awards.[citation needed]
Awards and honours
Dillon has won awards for her work, including the Glaxo Science Prize, the
In 2010, Dillon received an "Outstanding Achievement Award" from
Personal life
Dillon was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, in December 2011.[5] She has become increasingly interested in the link between diet and treatment and prevention of cancer. In 2013, she spoke to Jenni Murray on Woman's Hour about her experience of the disease and her views on how diet can affect recovery.[6]
References
- ^ Bull, Rachel (2015-02-01). "My country memories: Sheila Dillon". allaboutyou.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sheila Dillon". Marshwood Vale Magazine. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "The Food Programme - Sheila Dillon". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Dillon, Sheila (2013-05-19). "Cancer and diet: Why is nutrition overlooked?". BBC Food. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "Woman's Hour". bbc.co.uk. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
External links
- Radio 4 People: Sheila Dillon. BBC website.