It started in a cupboard : adventures in life, learning and happiness / Kenneth Calman.

"Sir Kenneth Calman's extraordinary life story is based on a passionate love of learning - and it all began with him doing his homework by candlelight in a cupboard of his mum's Glasgow council house. He went on to be at the forefront of three different medicial revolutions - oncology, palliative care and the use of the arts in medical education - and to help guide the country through the BSE/VCJD health crisis. As Scotland's and then England's Chief Medical Officer the reforms he pushed through saved many lives by improving both cancer care and the training of doctors."--From back cover.