Historically there have been no widely accepted methods by which to evaluate the quality of radiation oncology research programmes. Between…
The journey of TORPEdO – the UK’s first proton beam therapy clinical trial
'Dr David Thomson, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Christie Hospital in Manchester is the Chief Investigator for the TORPEdO (TOxicity…
Developing a consensus for the future of radiotherapy-drug research
'Despite increasing numbers of radiotherapy trials and rising recruitment, a continuing challenge has been increasing the number of trials evaluating…
Developing better cancer trials for non-small cell lung cancers
'A consortium established by NCRI CTRad and the NCRI Lung Group to address the lack of radiotherapy and drug combination…
Using the NCRI Database to create a roadmap of cancer research funding in Wales
'The NCRI Cancer Research Database The NCRI Cancer Research Database holds detailed information on cancer research funding across the UK.…
Using funding data to create a roadmap of cancer research funding in Wales
'The NCRI Cancer Research Database holds detailed information on cancer research funding across the UK. NCRI has been collecting research…
Identifying more harm than good: The PRIMETIME breast cancer study
'PRIMETIME is a research study in early breast cancer investigating whether it’s possible to identify a group of women with…
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…
Eliminating age restriction in cancer clinical trials
'Ensuring the participants taking part in clinical trials are representative of the disease being studied is essential to ensure that…
Our Living With and Beyond Cancer initiative
'Today in the UK, around 2.5 million people have received a cancer diagnosis at some point, and this number is…
The DISCOVERY programme: A programme to change cancer diagnosis
'Through the NCRI Early Diagnosis Subgroup* researchers developed the DISCOVERY programme; a series of studies that aimed to better identify…
Involving people affected by cancer in research
'Involving patients, improving research Bringing together people affected by cancer and researchers can greatly improve the quality of research and…