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Increasing the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire
Breast cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Yorkshire, causing more than 800 deaths per year in the region. Breast screening is one of the key…
University of Hull
Resolve: Improving health status and symptom experience for people living with advanced cancer
In Yorkshire, over 14,000 people die from advanced cancer each year, a number expected to rise up to 17,000 by 2030.
In the weeks or months before they die, people…
University of Leeds
APHRODITE: Enhancing radiotherapy for bowel cancer patients
Some patients with rectal cancer are not able to have it removed by surgery. They may suffer from symptoms as their cancer grows, including pain, diarrhoea and the…
University of Leeds, Bangor University
Capturing patient and caregiver needs
People with cancer can experience distressing symptoms, worries and concerns from diagnosis to advanced disease; some get better supportive and palliative care than…
University of Hull
The Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial: Biomarker study
Detecting lung cancer through screening saves lives.
The Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST) will test community-based lung cancer screening in mobile vans…
University of Manchester, University of Leeds
PEOPLE-HULL: Primary care and community engagement to optimise time to presentation with lung cancer symptoms in Hull
More people are diagnosed with and die from lung cancer in Hull than any other place in Yorkshire.
The aim of this research programme is to improve earlier…
University of Hull
Accelerating new treatments in clinical trials in bowel cancer
The first aim of this research programme is to improve care and achieve better outcomes for people with bowel cancer.
The programme will develop new methods and…
University of Leeds
FINESSE: testing treatments for prostate cancer
Using an existing medication that slows prostate growth, Finasteride, this trial will test whether the medication can reduce the need for extensive surgery or…
University Of Sheffield, King's College London
APPROACH Trial
The APPROACH trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research and led by researchers at University College London, aims to test whether a physical activity mobile app can…
University of Leeds, University College London, University of Surrey
Bowel cancer improvement programme
The way hospitals treat bowel cancer varies significantly across Yorkshire. The Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, assesses…
University of Leeds
Foxtrot 2 and 3: Enhancing bowel cancer treatment
Can giving specific groups of patients a course of chemotherapy before surgery help improve survival rates? Two international clinical trials which make up this…
University of Leeds, University of Birmingham