On World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (9 October) NCRI Consumer Forum member, Paul Charlton, has written about his experiences…
Prioritising COVID-19 research questions for the cancer population
'How co-designing research questions to understand what people with cancer want from COVID-19 research, informed some surprising results, and in…
Can daily aspirin help to stop oesophageal cancer from coming back?
'The NCRI Upper Gastrointestinal Group has published the following article outlining the Add-Asprin trial. We all know aspirin as a…
Study identifies challenges in involving young people in research
'Evaluating specialist care for young people with cancer was identified as a research priority by the NCRI Teenage and Young…
What should we call patient representatives and advocates?
'The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has led the way in involving patients, carers and other people with experience of…
Accurate detection of prostate cancer and the crucial role of patient involvement
'The Prostagram trial investigated the use of MRI scans to detect prostate cancer. At present, there is no nationally approved…
The language of cancer and COVID-19 – helpful or harmful?
'Janette Rawlinson is a consumer member of NCRI’s lung cancer advanced disease sub-group and Consumer Forum, steering committee member of…
NCRI Groups and Consumers answering unanswered questions in rare cancer
'A rare cancer type with no standard of care Upper tract urothelial cancer is a rare type of cancer that…
Trials & tribulations in oesophageal cancer
'Christopher M. Jones & Tom Crosby, on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute Upper Gastrointestinal Oesophagogastric Subgroup We have a…
Interview with Emma Kinloch, NCRI Consumer Lead
'Emma Kinloch is due to start her new role as NCRI Consumer Lead on 1 April 2019. In this 60-second…
Appointment of new NCRI Consumer Lead
'We are pleased to announce that Emma Kinloch has been appointed as NCRI Consumer Lead, effective from 1 April 2019.…
A ‘Dragon’s Den’ workshop to improve research through Consumer involvement
'Involving patients, improving research The NCRI involves people affected by cancer across the breadth of its activities. With the right…