SPIRIT-Path is a project to develop international consensus guidance on the inclusion of pathology in clinical trial protocols. NCRI’s Cellular…
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…
Tribute to Professor Gordon McVie
'It’s with great sadness that the NCRI joins the cancer research community in paying tribute to Professor Gordon McVie who…
Using knowledge provided by NCRI research funding data to increase the impact of prostate cancer research
'Prostate Cancer Research recognised that with a large number of cancer research charities duplication was a possibility and that challenges…
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…
Looking back at ten years of clinical research leadership
'As Prof. Matt Seymour steps down from his role as Clinical Research Director at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI),…
Getting to know: Pancreatic Cancer UK
'Pancreatic Cancer UK was founded in 2003 by Sue Ballard, whose husband, John, died of pancreatic cancer. She was determined…
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 research selected for presentation at ASCO 2020
'The NCRI Groups bring together clinicians, scientists, statisticians and lay representatives, amongst many others, to coordinate the development of a…
Getting to know: Cancer Research Wales
'Cancer Research Wales was originally formed in 1966, under the name South Wales Cancer Research Charity, based in Velindre Cancer…
NCRI Newsletter | February 2020
'Current experiences of accessing healthcare data “Health Data and AI” was highlighted by the NCRI Strategy Advisory Group as a…
The researchers’ experience when attempting to access health data for research
'This blog discusses results from our survey exploring researchers’ experiences when accessing health data, finding less than half of respondents…