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ACTION: Improving breast cancer treatment adherence
For many reasons (e.g. side effects, treatment beliefs), women with breast cancer struggle to adhere to adjuvant (post-treatment) hormonal therapy (HT). This is…
Queen Mary University of London, Queen's University Belfast
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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