Rebecca Dent is Senior Consultant in the Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Singapore and is Chief of the Breast Medical Oncology Service.
She is also an Associate Professor at Duke-National University Singapore Medical School. Dr Dent received her medical degree in 2000 from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and obtained her Master of Science degree in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Toronto, Canada. She obtained her internal medicine and medical oncology training at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Dr Dent’s primary research interest is in the field of breast cancer, focusing on locally advanced breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancers. She is principal investigator for several clinical trials for the treatment of preoperative and advanced breast cancer. She serves on a number of scientific committees at ASCO, ESMO and ESMO Asia.